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JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS
Volume 140, Issue 1-2, Pages 148-154Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2006.11.014
Keywords
LNA; real time PCR; HCV; molecular beacon; internal control
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Locked nucleic acids (LNA) based real time PCR was used in particular situations where there are difficulties in primer design due to sequence complexity. In this study a new real time RT-PCR assay was developed using LNA modified primers and LNA molecular beacon probes to monitor hepatitis C virus (HCV) viral load in plasma and serum samples. The technique did not suffer from an heterogeneity of the HCV genome and, in addition, an internal RNA control was amplified in the same reaction tube with different short primers and beacon probe. Due to the short consensus LNA primers length, the PCR efficiency was close to 100% with no formation of hair-pin loop structures. In summary a new LNA molecular beacon based real time RTLPCR assay was used successfully to measure quantitatively the total level of HCV RNA in both experimental and clinical specimens. The high sensitivity (50 IU/ml), the wide range of genotype detection, increased specificity and robustness obtained with this test are particularly useful for screening large number of specimens and measuring viral loads to monitor the progress of the disease. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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