Performance characteristics for the quantitation of plasma HIV-1 RNA using branched DNA signal amplification technology - PubMed (original) (raw)
. 1995:10 Suppl 2:S35-44.
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Performance characteristics for the quantitation of plasma HIV-1 RNA using branched DNA signal amplification technology
J Todd et al. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1995.
Abstract
Highly sensitive assays that quantitate human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA may be valuable for clinical research and the treatment of HIV-1-infected patients. In this study we evaluated the reproducibility and accuracy of the first-generation branched DNA (bDNA-1.0) signal amplification assay under conditions that are relevant to routine use in a clinical context. We show that the bDNA-1.0 assay was able to discern two- to three-fold changes in plasma HIV-1 RNA levels as significant. Reverse transcription coupled to polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was less reproducible and required a 3.7- to 5.8-fold change in plasma HIV-1 RNA levels to be statistically significant. The accuracy of the bDNA-1.0 assay in RNA quantitation was not affected by HIV-1 genotypic variation or by the presence of hemoglobin, bilirubin, lipemia, or any of a dozen therapeutic drugs. Using the bDNA-1.0 assay, we show that HIV-1 RNA levels in plasma specimens were stable when stored at -80 degrees C and were able to withstand at least three freeze-thaw cycles without significant loss. We also examined the performance of an ultrasensitive bDNA assay with improvements to the signal amplification technology. The ultrasensitive bDNA assay displayed a quantitation limit of approximately 500 RNA Eq/ml, yet maintained a dynamic quantitation range up to 1.6 x 10(6) RNA Eq/ml. Like the bDNA-1.0 assay, the ultrasensitive bDNA assay was not affected by HIV-1 genotype variability.
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