| Literature DB >> 1716297 |
P Bagnarelli1, S Menzo, A Manzin, M Giacca, P E Varaldo, M Clementi.
Abstract
An application of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to the direct detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) viremia is described. The amplification of specific HIV-1 sequences of gag and env viral genes was carried out after the reverse-transcription of plasma samples (plasma RT-PCR) from seropositive subjects. The assay is faster and cheaper than detection of specific HIV-1 transcripts from peripheral blood mononuclear cells by RT-PCR. The data suggest that HIV-1 viremia is detectable by plasma RT-PCR in a large proportion of seropositive individuals.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1716297 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.1890340204
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Virol ISSN: 0146-6615 Impact factor: 2.327