[Assessment of sensitivity of commercial test-systems for HBsAg immunodetection according to their ability to detect HBsAg-mutants of hepatitis B virus]

Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol. 2008 May-Jun:(3):48-53.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Comparative study of widely distributed on Russian market commercial test-systems for HBsAg detection by enzyme immunoassay was performed. Panel of serum samples containing mutant forms of HBsAg was developed for the study. It showed that only 2 out of 7 studied test-systems are able to detect mutant forms of HBsAg with the same sensitivity as "wild-type" forms of HBsAg. Test-systems based only on monoclonal antibodies did not detect HBsAg with G145R substitution in concentration 5 ng/ml. The study confirms the relevance of problem of HBsAg-mutants detection for hepatitis B immunodiagnostics.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Hepatitis B / diagnosis*
  • Hepatitis B / immunology
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / blood*
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / genetics
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques*
  • Mutation
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic