DETECTION OF HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS TYPE-1 GENOMIC RNA IN PLASMA SAMPLES BY REVERSE-TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN-REACTION

被引:32
作者
BAGNARELLI, P
MENZO, S
MANZIN, A
GIACCA, M
VARALDO, PE
CLEMENTI, M
机构
[1] UNIV ANCONA,SCH MED,INST MICROBIOL,I-60100 ANCONA,ITALY
[2] UNIV TRIESTE,INT CTR GENET ENGN & BIOTECHNOL,TRIESTE,ITALY
[3] UNIV TRIESTE,INST MICROBIOL,TRIESTE,ITALY
关键词
POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TYPE-1; VIREMIA;
D O I
10.1002/jmv.1890340204
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
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.
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