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ArticleAnnals of laboratory medicine2017

Performance of the Real-Q EBV Quantification Kit for Epstein-Barr Virus DNA Quantification in Whole Blood.

Hee Jae Huh, Jong Eun Park, Ji Youn Kim, Sun Ae Yun, Myoung Keun Lee, Nam Yong Lee, Jong Won Kim, Chang Seok Ki

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Article in Annals of laboratory medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hee Jae HuhDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Jong Eun ParkDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Ji Youn KimCenter for Clinical Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Sun Ae YunCenter for Clinical Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Myoung Keun LeeDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Nam Yong LeeDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Jong Won KimDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Chang Seok KiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. changski@skku.edu.
Samsung Medical Center · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There has been increasing interest in standardized and quantitative Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA testing for the management of EBV disease. We evaluated the performance of the Real-Q EBV Quantification Kit (BioSewoom, Korea) in whole blood (WB). Nucleic acid extraction and real-time PCR were performed by using the MagNA Pure 96 (Roche Diagnostics, Germany) and 7500 Fast real-time PCR system (Applied Biosystems, USA), respectively. Assay sensitivity, linearity, and conversion factor were determined by using the World Health Organization international standard diluted in EBV-negative WB. We used 81 WB clinical specimens to compare performance of the Real-Q EBV Quantification Kit and artus EBV RG PCR Kit (Qiagen, Germany). The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) for the Real-Q kit were 453 and 750 IU/mL, respectively. The conversion factor from EBV genomic copies to IU was 0.62. The linear range of the assay was from 750 to 10⁶ IU/mL. Viral load values measured with the Real-Q assay were on average 0.54 log₁₀ copies/mL higher than those measured with the artus assay. The Real-Q assay offered good analytical performance for EBV DNA quantification in WB.

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DNA, ViralEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansLimit of DetectionReagent Kits, DiagnosticReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionDNA, ViralReagent Kits, DiagnosticEpstein-Barr virusPerformanceQuantificationReal-time PCRWhole blood

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PMID28029001
PMCPMC5203992
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