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The active form of the [[HDV infection]] was initially diagnosed by the detection of anti-HDV [[IgM]] antibodies. However, today the acute [[infection]] is confirmed with [[real-time PCR]], by detecting [[serum]] [[HDV]] [[RNA]].<ref name="pmid20351206">{{cite journal| author=Mederacke I, Bremer B, Heidrich B, Kirschner J, Deterding K, Bock T et al.| title=Establishment of a novel quantitative hepatitis D virus (HDV) RNA assay using the Cobas TaqMan platform to study HDV RNA kinetics. | journal=J Clin Microbiol | year= 2010 | volume= 48 | issue= 6 | pages= 2022-9 | pmid=20351206 | doi=10.1128/JCM.00084-10 | pmc=PMC2884474 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20351206 }} </ref> | The active form of the [[HDV infection]] was initially diagnosed by the detection of anti-HDV [[IgM]] antibodies. However, today the acute [[infection]] is confirmed with [[real-time PCR]], by detecting [[serum]] [[HDV]] [[RNA]].<ref name="pmid20351206">{{cite journal| author=Mederacke I, Bremer B, Heidrich B, Kirschner J, Deterding K, Bock T et al.| title=Establishment of a novel quantitative hepatitis D virus (HDV) RNA assay using the Cobas TaqMan platform to study HDV RNA kinetics. | journal=J Clin Microbiol | year= 2010 | volume= 48 | issue= 6 | pages= 2022-9 | pmid=20351206 | doi=10.1128/JCM.00084-10 | pmc=PMC2884474 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20351206 }} </ref> | ||
Patients presenting with [[liver disease]], following [[HDV infection]], should be tested for anti-HDV IgM antibodies, even when the HDV RNA test is negative. This is due to the fact that the hepatitis D virus shows genome variability, which might lead to false-negative results. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Jolanta Marszalek, M.D. [2] João André Alves Silva, M.D. [3]
Overview
Laboratory Findings
Hepatitis D should be considered in any individual who is HBsAg positive or that has evidence of recent HBV infection. The diagnosis of acute hepatitis D is made after evaluation of serologic tests for the virus. Persons infected with HDV develop anti-HDV antibodies. Accordingly, every individual with an HBsAg positive test result, should be studied for the presence of anti-HDV IgG antibodies.[1]
The active form of the HDV infection was initially diagnosed by the detection of anti-HDV IgM antibodies. However, today the acute infection is confirmed with real-time PCR, by detecting serum HDV RNA.[2]
Patients presenting with liver disease, following HDV infection, should be tested for anti-HDV IgM antibodies, even when the HDV RNA test is negative. This is due to the fact that the hepatitis D virus shows genome variability, which might lead to false-negative results.
The table below describes the significance of diagnostic markers in HDV infection. [1]
| Diagnostic Markers | Significance |
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| Anti-HDV IgG antibody |
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| Anti-HDV IgM antibody |
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| HDV RNA |
Qualitative
Quantitative
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| HBsAg |
Qualitative
Quantitative
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| HBeAg |
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| HBV DNA |
Quantitative
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| ALT |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hughes SA, Wedemeyer H, Harrison PM (2011). "Hepatitis delta virus". Lancet. 378 (9785): 73–85. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61931-9. PMID 21511329.
- ↑ Mederacke I, Bremer B, Heidrich B, Kirschner J, Deterding K, Bock T; et al. (2010). "Establishment of a novel quantitative hepatitis D virus (HDV) RNA assay using the Cobas TaqMan platform to study HDV RNA kinetics". J Clin Microbiol. 48 (6): 2022–9. doi:10.1128/JCM.00084-10. PMC 2884474. PMID 20351206.
- ↑ Heidrich B, Manns MP, Wedemeyer H (2013). "Treatment options for hepatitis delta virus infection". Curr Infect Dis Rep. 15 (1): 31–8. doi:10.1007/s11908-012-0307-z. PMID 23242761.