Development and Evaluation of a Real-Time TaqMan-PCR for the Detection of Human Cytomegalovirus DNA in Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients

authors:

avatar H Ghaffari 1 , * , avatar O Obeidi 2 , avatar M Dehghan 1 , avatar B Chahardouli 1 , avatar K Alimoghaddam 1 , avatar A Gharebaghian 2 , avatar AR Shamshiri 1 , avatar A Ghavamzadeh 1

Assistant Professor, Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Research Center; Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Research Assistant, Iran Blood Transfusion Organization Research Center, Tehran, Iran

how to cite: Ghaffari H, Obeidi O, Dehghan M, Chahardouli B, Alimoghaddam K, et al. Development and Evaluation of a Real-Time TaqMan-PCR for the Detection of Human Cytomegalovirus DNA in Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients. Shiraz E-Med J. 2006;7(3):e93680. 

Abstract

Introduction: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been recognized as the most important viral pathogen in persons undergoing
bone marrow transplantation (BMT). In this study, we present the development of a TaqMan-based real-time PCR
assay to quantify human cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA in peripheral blood leukocytes (PBLs) of bone marrow transplantation
patients.
Materials and Methods: A plasmid containing the target sequence from the pp65 region (UL83) of CMV was constructed
as a positive control template. Serial dilutions of 107 to 101 plasmids per assay were prepared. Peripheral blood
samples were collected from patients after transplantation. CMV DNA was quantified by RQ-PCR in parallel with the
pp65 antigenemia assay in PBL samples.
Results: The real-time PCR assay could detect CMV DNA in patient's samples with a wide linear range, from 10 to over
107 copies of CMV. Real-time PCR assay results correlated with those of the CMV pp65 antigenemia assay (P < 0.0001).
Discussion: The TaqMan assay may be a useful tool for rapid quantification of CMV infection and for monitoring of
CMV reactivation in bone marrow transplantation recipients. The results of both quantitative assays were significantly
correlated; however, the RQ-PCR assay was more sensitive than the pp65 antigenemia assay.

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