Quantification of proviral DNA load in human T-cell leukaemia virus type I infections

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-26

  Tosswill, J H C ^a   Taylor, G P ^b   Clewley, J P ^a   Weber, J N ^b  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HTLV I; PCR; Proviral DNA load; Quantification

Indexed keywords

DNA; TAX PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVIRUS; STRUCTURAL GENE;

CELL LINE; DNA, VIRAL; GENES, POL; GENES, PX; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROVIRUSES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRAL LOAD;

HTLV; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; LEUKAEMIA VIRUS;

EID: 0031732069     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(98)00093-7     Document Type: Article

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