Quantification of HIV-1 proviral DNA and analysis of genomic diversity by polymerase chain reaction and temperature gradient gel electrophoresis

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-139

  Wieland, Ulrike ^a   Suhr, Helge ^b   Salzberger, Bernd ^a   Eggers, Hans J ^a   Braun, Rüdiger W ^b   Kühn, Joachim E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

HIV 1 proviral DNA; Quantitative PCR; Temperature gradient gel electrophoresis (TGGE)

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN TISSUE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVIRUS; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 0030005082     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-0934(95)01977-4     Document Type: Article

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