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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-5-1
pubmed:abstractText
The level of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA in human plasma has been quantitated directly with use of a solid-phase nucleic acid hybridization assay, based on branched DNA (bDNA) signal amplification technology with chemiluminescent detection. Signal amplification is accomplished by the incorporation of sites for 1,755 alkaline phosphatase-labeled probes per genome of HIV-1, after successive hybridization of target-specific oligonucleotides and bDNA amplifier molecules. The assay is performed in microwells, much like an immunoassay, and is amenable to routine laboratory use. Reproducibility and specificity studies indicated that the bDNA method was precise and showed no reactivity with seronegative donors. HIV-1 RNA levels were quantitated for 348 seropositive specimens, with a detection rate of 83% for those specimens from patients with < 500 CD4+ T-cell counts. Plasma RNA levels were found to change with disease stage, and in response to antiviral therapy. Quantitation of HIV-1 RNA in the plasma of HIV-1-infected patients, with use of the bDNA assay, may be a useful method for monitoring HIV-1 disease progression and therapeutic response.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1077-9450
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:geneSymbol
pol
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
446-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7697440-Acyclovir, pubmed-meshheading:7697440-CD4 Lymphocyte Count, pubmed-meshheading:7697440-DNA, Single-Stranded, pubmed-meshheading:7697440-Didanosine, pubmed-meshheading:7697440-Disease Progression, pubmed-meshheading:7697440-Drug Therapy, Combination, pubmed-meshheading:7697440-Gene Amplification, pubmed-meshheading:7697440-Genes, pol, pubmed-meshheading:7697440-HIV Seropositivity, pubmed-meshheading:7697440-HIV-1, pubmed-meshheading:7697440-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7697440-Longitudinal Studies, pubmed-meshheading:7697440-Nucleic Acid Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:7697440-Oligonucleotide Probes, pubmed-meshheading:7697440-RNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:7697440-Reproducibility of Results, pubmed-meshheading:7697440-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:7697440-Zidovudine
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Rapid and precise quantification of HIV-1 RNA in plasma using a branched DNA signal amplification assay.
pubmed:affiliation
Nucleic Acid Systems, Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, California 94608, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article