Publication: HLA-B27 testing in Thai patients using the PCR-SSP technique
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2006-03-01
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13990039
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00012815
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Mahidol University
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Tissue Antigens. Vol.67, No.3 (2006), 233-236
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O. Nathalang, S. Tantimavanich, K. Nillakupt, P. Arnutti, C. Jaruchaimontree HLA-B27 testing in Thai patients using the PCR-SSP technique. Tissue Antigens. Vol.67, No.3 (2006), 233-236. doi:10.1111/j.1399-0039.2006.00549.x Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/23069
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HLA-B27 testing in Thai patients using the PCR-SSP technique
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We develop the HLA-B27 test kit using the PCR-SSP technique. Five hundred forty blood samples were tested for HLA-B27 by microlymphocytotoxicity test (LCT) and PCR-SSP. It was found that 127 (23.5%) and 134 (24.8%) of these samples were positive for HLA-B27 by LCT and PCR-SSP, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of the PCR-SSP were 94.8 and 100%, respectively, when using LCT as the standard method. The PCR-SSP positive predictive value was 100%, negative predictive value was 98.3%, and a concordance rate of 98.7%. This study shows that the PCR-SSP is simple, convenient, and a more cost-effective in-house test kit. © 2006 Blackwell Munksgaard.