Abstract:
Objective To establish a nested polymerase chain reaction(nPCR)for simultaneous detection of SENV-D and H.
Methods The outer primers of the first-round PCR were derived from the conserved region of ORF1 of SENV-D and H.Two sets of specific inner primers of the second-round PCR were obtained from ORF1 of SENV-D and SENV-H, respectively.The products of the nPCR were cloned into plasmids and sequenced by the dideoxy-mediated chain-termination method.
Results The maximum dilution of serum was 103 for detection of SENV-D and H using the nPCR.Sequence analysis showed the nucleotide homology was 92% between the cloned SENV strains(DTd and DTh)and SENV-D and SENV-H registered in GenBank, respectively.The total rate of SENV-D and H infections was 58.4% in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
Conclusion This method can be used for the clinical diagnosis and epidemiological study of SENV-D and H infections.