Primer and probe conservation issue in the quantification of hepatitis B virus DNA

• Main Authors: Teh, Chye Phing, Chook, Jack Bee, Ngeow, Yun Fong, Tong, Tommy Yuh Koon, Tee, Kok Keng, Bong, Jan Jin, Mohamed, Rosmawati
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/28865/

Current treatment strategies for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection aim at long-term suppression of the viral replication since a cure remains elusive. Its clinical management therefore relies greatly on routine monitoring of serum HBV DNA levels using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (...