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To evaluate droplet digital PCR as a potential replacement for conventional real-time PCR in the quantitative measurement of hepatitis B virus genomes in plasma.

July 3, 2014Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOpen Access

Could Droplet Digital PCR Be Used Instead of Real-Time PCR for Quantitative Detection of the Hepatitis B Virus Genome in Plasma?

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LBLaure BoizeauUniversité Paris-Est Créteil SLSyria LapercheÉtablissement Français du Sang NDNathalie DésiréInserm

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Comparative assay evaluation assesses droplet digital PCR for quantifying hepatitis B virus in plasma, suggesting an alternative to conventional real-time PCR assays.

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To evaluate droplet digital PCR as a potential replacement for conventional real-time PCR in the quantitative measurement of hepatitis B virus genomes in plasma.
Evaluated droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) for absolute quantitation of viral nucleic acid targets without standard curve calibration.
Assessed the technical utility of ddPCR as an alternative platform to standard real-time PCR assays for plasma viral load measurement.
Droplet digital PCR achieved absolute quantification of target molecules without reliance on external standard curves.
The assay demonstrated potential as an alternative platform for quantitative hepatitis B virus load determination in plasma.

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Boizeau et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f9185f44fa9f079dd0602 https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.01306-14

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Comparative assay evaluation assesses droplet digital PCR for quantifying hepatitis B virus in plasma, suggesting an alternative to conventional real-time PCR assays.

Could Droplet Digital PCR Be Used Instead of Real-Time PCR for Quantitative Detection of the Hepatitis B Virus Genome in Plasma?

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Could Droplet Digital PCR Be Used Instead of Real-Time PCR for Quantitative Detection of the Hepatitis B Virus Genome in Plasma?

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