Primer compositions and kits for detecting hepatitis B virus

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ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method for quantitatively detecting the amount of a target nucleic acid sequence which may be present in a test sample. A test sample which may contain a target nucleic acid sequence comprising target sequences X and Y is contacted with two primer sets, the first set being specific for target X and the second set being specific for target Y. The test sample also is contacted at the same time with an internal standard sequence IS, which is substantially derived from a combination of the first and second target sequences, and its corresponding oligonucleotide primers. Haptens are associated with the oligonucleotide primer sets in such a way that amplified target sequence products X and Y are detected by capture on a solid phase to which anti-hapten capture reagents are attached. A signal ratio of (X+Y)/S is determined to quantitate the amount of the target nucleic acid sequence contained in the sample.

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