Gessoni G, Valverde S, Manoni F. Evaluation of the GeneXpert assay in the detection of Factor V Leiden and prothrombin 20210 in stored, previously classified samples.
Clin Chim Acta 2012;
413:814-6. [PMID:
22285776 DOI:
10.1016/j.cca.2012.01.016]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
In this study, we evaluated the GeneXpert HemosIL Factor II and Factor V assay, an innovative assay for the detection of Factor V Leiden (FVL) and prothrombin G20210A mutation (GPRO).
PATIENTS AND METHODS
We evaluated 132 patients that were previously classified (with a concordant result) using two commercial real-time PCR assays supplied, by Applied Biosystems and Roche Molecular Biochemicals. The cohort comprised 75 normal subjects, 10 FVL homozygous, 35 FVL heterozygous, 7 GPRO heterozygous, 2 GPRO homozygous and 3 double heterozygous FVL and GPRO subjects. All of the samples were evaluated using the GeneXpert HemosIL Factor II and Factor V assay.
RESULTS
All of the samples were correctly identified using the GeneXpert HemosIL Factor II and Factor V assay; therefore, in this patient series, the specificity and sensitivity of the test under evaluation was 1.00.
DISCUSSION
We have shown that the GeneXpert HemosIL Factor II and Factor V assay, a rapid fully automated assay, can accurately characterise the presence of FV G1691A and FII G20210A polymorphisms with specificity and sensitivity that are comparable to other current real-time PCR-based methods. The theoretical advantages of such an assay include improved standardisation across varying healthcare environments, more thorough sample manipulation and reduced human error.
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