Usefulness of dried blood samples for quantification and molecular characterization of HBV-DNA

Hepatology : Official Journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Rosendo JardiJaime Guardia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the use of dried blood spot (DBS) samples for hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA quantification, HBV genotyping, and detection of G1896A precore mutants and variants in the YMDD polymerase motif. We studied DBS and serum samples from 82 patients with chronic HBV infection (23 hepatitis B e antigen [HBeAg]-positive and 39 HBeAg-negative), 20 HBeAg-inactive carriers, and 15 HBeAg-negative patients under lamivudine therapy (selected from chronic HBV patients). DBS samples consisted of approximately 20 microL of blood applied to 5-mm paper disks. HBV DNA quantification and HBV precore mutant detection were done using real-time polymerase chain reaction, HBV genotyping using restriction fragment length polymorphism, and YMDD variant detection by Inno-lipa assay. DBS and serum results were compared. HBV DNA was detected in a range of 10(2)-10(8) copies/mL, with low intra-assay and inter-assay variation (<10%). Median DBS HBV DNA (copies/mL) was: 3.7 x 10(6) in HBeAg-positive, 6.2 x 10(5) in HBeAg-negative, and 5.5 x 10(2) in inactive carriers (P <.05). HBV DNA was positive in serum (median 5 x 10(3) copies/mL) but negative in DBS for five inactive carriers. The correlation coefficient between HBV DNA ...Continue Reading

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