State of the Art : Test all for Anti-Hepatitis D Virus and Reflex to Hepatitis D Virus RNA Polymerase Chain Reaction Quantification

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Diagnosis of HDV exposure is based on clinical assays of anti-hepatitis D antibody and current infection with hepatitis D RNA PCR. The role of hepatitis D antigen testing is not yet defined. RT-qPCR is the gold standard for measuring HDV RNA viral load, which is used to assess response to the treatment of HDV infection. Gaps in testing include poor sensitivity of antigen testing and quantitative HDV RNA accuracy can be affected by the genotypic variability of the virus and variation in laboratory techniques. There is also a limitation in HDV testing due to access, cost, and limited knowledge of testing indications. Droplet digital PCR promises to be a more accurate method to quantify HDV RNA. Also, the recent development of a rapid HDV detection test could prove useful in resource-limited areas.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Clinics in liver disease - 27(2023), 4 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 937-954

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Umukoro, Emuejevuoke [VerfasserIn]
Alukal, Joseph J [VerfasserIn]
Pak, Kevin [VerfasserIn]
Gutierrez, Julio [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute and chronic HDV infection
Droplet digital PCR
HDV genotype
Hepatitis D virus
Journal Article
Pegylated interferon-alfa
RNA, Viral
RT-qPCR
Review

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Date Completed 03.10.2023

Date Revised 05.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cld.2023.05.008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362746567