Evaluation of a new, highly sensitive and specific primer set for reverse-transcriptase PCR detection of HIV-1 infected patients: Comparison with standard primers

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 954-958

  Jamehdar, S Amel ^a   Sabahi, Farzaneh ^a   Forouzandeh, M ^a   Abdolbaghi, M Haji ^b   Kazemnejad, M ^a   Mahboudi, F ^c  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

HIV 1; New sensitive primer; Reverse transcriptase PCR

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; PLASMID DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROVIRUS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; STANDARDIZATION; VIRUS GENOME;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 34948832125     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.954.958     Document Type: Article

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