摘要 |
A method for detecting Hepatitis B virus (HBV) in a sample includes the steps of (a) adding to the sample a thermostable polymerase, appropriate nucleoside triphosphates, a nucleic-acid-binding fluorescent entity, and a pair of primers substantially complementary to a target nucleic acid having the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1 or the complement of the target nucleic acid; (b) thermally cycling the sample between at least a denaturation temperature and an elongation temperature; (c) illuminating the sample with a selected wavelength of light that is absorbed by the fluorescent entity during the thermally cycling step; (d) determining the amount of fluorescence generated by the fluorescent entity; and (e) detecting the presence of the target nucleic acid by analyzing the amount of luminescence determined after at least one amplification cycle. The invention further provides kits for detection of HBV in samples.
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