Abstract
Quantitative PCR (qPCR) of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) provirus is used for HTLV-1 testing and for assessment of risk of HTLV-1-related diseases. In this study, a reference material was developed for standardizing HTLV-1 qPCR. Freeze-dried TL-Om1 cells diluted with Jurkat cells were prepared and an assigned value for proviral load (PVL) of 2.71 copies/100 cells was determined by digital PCR. Nine Japanese laboratories using their own methods evaluated the PVLs of this reference material as 1.08–3.49 copies/100 cells. The maximum difference between laboratories was 3.2-fold. Correcting measured PVLs by using a formula incorporating the assigned value of this reference material should minimize such discrepancies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 673-676 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Microbiology and Immunology |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2018/10 |
Keywords
- human T-cell leukemia virus type 1
- proviral load
- quantitative PCR
- standard
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Immunology
- Virology