| Literature DB >> 1524492 |
M Clementi1, A Manzin, P Bagnarelli, S Menzo, P E Varaldo, G Carloni.
Abstract
The molecular characteristics of peripheral blood lymphocyte (PBL) infection by hepatitis B virus (HBV) were studied in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infected subjects using highly sensitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based techniques. DNA and RNA samples were purified from PBLs of HIV-1 infected individuals, regardless of their HBV serological status and assayed using PCR and reverse-transcription (RT) PCR, respectively. The data shown here are an extension of previous reports documenting HBV and HIV-1 co-infection of PBLs and indicate that transcriptionally active HBV infection of PBLs is detectable in a significant proportion of asymptomatic HIV-1 infected patients.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1524492 DOI: 10.1007/bf01309679
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Virol ISSN: 0304-8608 Impact factor: 2.574