Sensitive detection of genetic variants of HIV-1 and HCV with an HIV-1/HCV assay based on transcription-mediated amplification

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 139-155

  Linnen, Jeffrey M ^a   Gilker, J Michael ^a   Menez, Alanna ^a   Vaughn, Alyshia ^a   Broulik, Amy ^a   Dockter, Janel ^a   Gillotte Taylor, Kristin ^a   Greenbaum, Kim ^a   Kolk, Daniel P ^a   Mimms, Larry T ^a   Giachetti, Cristina ^a  

^a Gen Probe Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotype; HCV; HIV 1; Nucleic acid testing; Sensitivity; Transcription mediated amplification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLOOD BANK; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE PROBE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SCREENING TEST; VIRUS DETECTION;

GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 0036189338     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(02)00012-5     Document Type: Article

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