Discordant diagnostic results due to a hepatitis B virus T123A HBsAg mutant.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
; 85(3): 328-333, 2016 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-27133305
ABSTRACT
HBsAg immunoassay results are occasionally discordant among primary and confirmatory assays or with respect to other markers of HBV infection. Such discordance has been observed repeatedly in Canada with samples having a mutation at HBsAg codon 123 (sT123A). Detection of recombinant expressed HBsAg protein having either sT123 or sA123 was evaluated with one manual and six automated HBsAg immunoassays. The recombinant mutant HBsAg was non-reactive by Abbott AxSYM, while the Abbott ARCHITECT Quantitative and Qualitative II, ADVIA Centaur, and VITROS ECi detection signal was reduced compared with the wild-type protein, approaching the assay cut-off for certain assays, dependent upon the level of protein. The Roche Elecsys and manual immunoassays detected both wild-type and mutant proteins comparatively. The sT123A mutation leads to loss of detection by immunoassays commonly used in Canadian diagnostic laboratories, which may produce misleading results and diagnoses.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Immunoassay
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Hepatitis B virus
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Point Mutation
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Diagnostic Errors
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Mutant Proteins
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Hepatitis B
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Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article