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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
Hepatitis delta virus (HDV), in association with hepatitis B virus, is responsible for severe acute and chronic hepatitis. Treatment of the infection relies on the long-term administration of high doses of alpha interferon (IFN), and the treatment efficiency is monitored by the detection of anti-HDV immunoglobulin M and HDV genome in serum. Like the case for other chronic viral infections, HDV genome quantification in serum should be useful for the follow-up of infected patients. The aims of this study were to develop a quantitative assay for the detection of any type of HDV in serum and to evaluate the benefit of HDV RNA quantification for the follow-up of chronically infected patients receiving IFN. A real-time reverse transcription-PCR assay was developed to quantify the HDV RNA load in serum. Its efficacy was evaluated with 160 serum samples, 76 of which were collected from 11 chronically infected patients who were treated with pegylated IFN. The assay was sensitive (100 copies/ml of serum) and efficient for all HDV types, including type 3 and the recently described types 5, 6, and 7. The viral load determinations for treated patients allowed us to identify different profiles of virological responses to IFN therapy with more accuracy than that attainable with the qualitative approach. In conclusion, we have developed a quantitative HDV RNA assay for serum which is adapted to the follow-up of antiviral treatment for patients infected with any HDV type. The assay will help us to understand the natural history of HDV infection and to define guidelines for the management of chronic delta hepatitis.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0095-1137
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2363-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Quantification of hepatitis delta virus RNA in serum by consensus real-time PCR indicates different patterns of virological response to interferon therapy in chronically infected patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, Hôpital Avicenne, EA3604, Assistance Publique-Hôptaux de Paris, Université Paris 13, Bobigny, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't