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- The study aimed to develop a method for detecting mutations in HBV that confer resistance to three nucleoside analogues: lamivudine, adefovir, and entecavir.
- This was achieved by synthesizing specific primers and oligonucleotide probes to amplify and identify mutations in the HBV reverse transcriptase gene using reverse hybridization techniques.
- The results showed that the method accurately distinguished between wild-type and resistant strains, matching outcomes with DNA sequencing for 37 patient samples.
Article Abstract
Objectives: To establish a method for simultaneous detection of HBV resistant mutations associated with three kinds of nucleoside analogues.
Methods: According to 981 HBV complete sequences in GenBank, two pairs of conserved primers labeled with digoxigenin were synthesized to amplify the region of HBV reverse transcriptase. To detect non-synonymous amino acid substitutions associated with lamivudine, adefovir and entecavir, 26 specific oligonucleotide probes covering ten different codon positions, I169T, V173L/G, L180M, A181T/V, T184G, S202I/G, M204V/I, Q215S, N236T and M250V/I/L were synthesized and immobilized on nylon membranes charged positively. The oligonucleotide probes immobilized on nylon membranes were then hybridized with PCR products labeled with digoxigenin to detect three drug-resistant mutations. In order to observe specificity and accuracy of probes, HBV wild-type, resistant reference strains and patients serums were assayed by reverse hybridization technique, respectively.
Results: The specific probes of 10 codon positions related to HBV wild-type and resistant reference strains, including I169T, V173L, L180M, A181T, T184G, S202I, M204V, Q215S, N236T, M250V, were distinguished effectively by reverse hybridization method. The results results of 37 samples applicated the method were in accordance with that Of DNA sequencing.
Conclusion: Reverse hybridization technique can be applied to detect HBV resistant mutations associated with Lamivudine, Adefovir and Entecavir rapidly and accurately.
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