Abstract:Objective To compare the accuracy and sensitivity of Pyrosequencing and Sanger sequencing in detection of hepatitis C virus genotypes. Methods Pyrosequencing and Sanger sequencing were used to detect the hepatitis C virus genotypes using plasma of the same 100 patients, results of the two methods were analyzed. Results The results were consistent in 92 of 100 cases when detecting the HCV-RNA genotyping,of which the concordance rate was 92%. There were 80 samples whose HCV-RNA concentration was above 1×104 IU/ml, with completely consistent sequencing results of the two methods. And there were 20 samples whose HCV -RNA concentration was below 1 ×104 IU/ml, all of which were detected successfully by Pyrosequencing, while 14 of which were detected successfully by Sanger sequencing, 12 of which had identical results. Conclusions Compared with Sanger sequencing, Pyrosequencing can make results accurate and reliable, and the sensitivity of which is higher. In addition, Pyrosequencing can be used for quantitative analysis.