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Quantification of complex precore mutations of hepatitis B virus by SimpleProbe real time PCR and dual melting analysis.

ABSTRACT: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) precore G1896A mutation is associated with Hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion. This mutation and the adjacent G1899A mutation also appear to associate with increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. Quantitative mutant dynamics may help determine the potential of these mutants as clinical biomarkers. However, a reliable method to quantify either mutant is not available, partly because the viral genome has polymorphisms in general and the precore mutations are complex.(1) To develop a reliable and ultrasensitive assay for the quantification of HBV G1896A and/or G1899A mutants. (2) To obtain preliminary data on the quantities of the precore mutants in patients.A SimpleProbe real time PCR assay was developed to quantify the HBV precore mutants. Dual melting analysis and a primer-probe partial overlap approach were used to increase detection accuracy. A wild-type selective PCR blocker was also developed to increase mutant detection sensitivity.The assay correctly identified the precore sequence from all 62 patient samples analyzed. More than 97% of precore sequences in the GenBank can be recognized. Mutant detection sensitivity reached 0.001% using a wild type-selective PCR blocker. At least one precore mutant can be detected from all 20 HBeAg-positive individuals who were negative for precore mutations by DNA sequencing.The reliability of this ultrasensitive mutation quantification assay was demonstrated. The same approaches may be useful for the detection of other clinically significant mutations. Evolution of the precore mutants warrants further studies.

SUBMITTER: Nie H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3133867 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Quantification of complex precore mutations of hepatitis B virus by SimpleProbe real time PCR and dual melting analysis.

Nie Hui H Evans Alison A AA London W Thomas WT Block Timothy M TM Ren Xiangdong David XD

Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 20110612 4

<h4>Background</h4>Hepatitis B virus (HBV) precore G1896A mutation is associated with Hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion. This mutation and the adjacent G1899A mutation also appear to associate with increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. Quantitative mutant dynamics may help determine the potential of these mutants as clinical biomarkers. However, a reliable method to quantify either mutant is not available, partly because the viral genome has polymorphisms in general and the prec ...[more]

PMID: 21665530

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Project description:AimTo develop a fast, low-cost diagnostic strategy to identify single point mutations in highly variable genomes such as hepatitis C virus (HCV).MethodsIn patients with HCV infection, resistance-associated amino acid substitutions within the viral quasispecies prior to therapy can confer decreased susceptibility to direct-acting antiviral agents and lead to treatment failure and virological relapse. One such naturally occurring mutation is the Q80K substitution in the HCV-NS3 protease gene, which confers resistance to PI inhibitors, particularly simeprevir. Low-cost, highly sensitive techniques enabling routine detection of these single point mutations would be useful to identify patients at a risk of treatment failure. LightCycler methods, based on real-time PCR with sequence-specific probe hybridization, have been implemented in most diagnostic laboratories. However, this technique cannot identify single point mutations in highly variable genetic environments, such as the HCV genome. To circumvent this problem, we developed a new method to homogenize all nucleotides present in a region except the point mutation of interest.ResultsUsing nucleotide-specific probes Q, K, and R substitutions at position 80 were clearly identified at a sensitivity of 10% (mutations present at a frequency of at least 10% were detected). The technique was successfully applied to identify the Q80K substitution in 240 HCV G1 serum samples, with performance comparable to that of direct Sanger sequencing, the current standard procedure for this purpose. The new method was then validated in a Catalonian population of 202 HCV G1-infected individuals. Q80K was detected in 14.6% of G1a patients and 0% of G1b in our setting.ConclusionA fast, low-cost diagnostic strategy based on real-time PCR and fluorescence resonance energy transfer probe melting curve analysis has been successfully developed to identify single point mutations in highly variable genomes such as hepatitis C virus. This technique can be adapted to detect any single point mutation in highly variable genomes.

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Quantification of complex precore mutations of hepatitis B virus by SimpleProbe real time PCR and dual melting analysis.

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Quantification of complex precore mutations of hepatitis B virus by SimpleProbe real time PCR and dual melting analysis.

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