Quantification of HIV-1 proviral DNA from peripheral blood mononuclear cells using a high throughput four-competitor competitive PCR

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 171-180

  Comandini, Ubaldo Visco ^a   Sönnerborg, Anders ^a   Vahlne, Anders ^a   Yun, Zhibing ^a  

^a Division of Clinical Bacteriology   (Sweden)

Author keywords

DNA quantification; Fluorescent detection; HIV 1; Long term non progressors; Multiple competitors PCR

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA, VIRAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROVIRUSES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRAL LOAD; VIREMIA;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0006531594     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(97)00153-5     Document Type: Article

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