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ArticleNuclear medicine and molecular imaging2011

Quantitative measurement of serum hepatitis B surface antigen using an immunoradiometric assay in chronic hepatitis B.

Hyun-Woo Kwon, Ho-Young Lee, Seog Gyun Kim, Won Kim, Yong Jin Jung, Keon Wook Kang, June-Key Chung, Myung Chul Lee, Dong Soo Lee

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Article in Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Hyun-Woo KwonDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ho-Young LeeDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, 39, Boramae-Gil, Dongjak-Gu, Seoul, 156-707 Korea ; Institute of Radiation Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Seog Gyun KimDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Won KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Yong Jin JungDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Keon Wook KangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea ; Institute of Radiation Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
June-Key ChungDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea ; Institute of Radiation Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Myung Chul LeeDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea ; Institute of Radiation Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Dong Soo LeeDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea ; Institute of Radiation Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Seoul National University · KRSNUH SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMeasurement of serum hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) levels is important for the management of chronic hepatitis B patients in terms of monitoring response to antiviral therapy. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of a new diagnostic kit, which quantitatively measures serum HBsAg level using an immunoradiometric assay (IRMA)-based method. Measurements were compared with those obtained using a chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA)-based method.

methodsThe blood samples of 96 patients with chronic hepatitis B were used in this study. Copy numbers of serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA were determined in 23 of these samples. The correlation between and the concordance of IRMA and CMIA results were determined using Pearson's correlation coefficients. P values of 0.05 were considered to be statistically significant throughout.

resultsLaboratory diagnoses based on IRMA were wholly in agreement with those based on CMIA. Furthermore, serum HBsAg levels by IRMA were found to be highly correlated with those determined by CMIA (correlation coefficient R (2) = 0.838, p < 0.001). Serum HBsAg level and serum HBV DNA copies were found to be linearly related by both methods (R (2) = 0.067, p = 0.316 by IRMA, and R (2) = 0.101, p = 0.215 by CMIA).

conclusionThe diagnostic performance of the investigated IRMA method of determining HBsAg levels was found to be comparable with that of a CMIA-based method in chronic hepatitis B patients.

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Chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassayChronic hepatitis BHepatitis B virus surface antigenImmunoradiometric assay

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PMCPMC4042951
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