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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-1-28
pubmed:abstractText
A nested PCR was designed using primers from the pol and tax genes of human T-cell leukaemia virus type I (HTLV-I). The assay reliably detected a single copy of HTLV-I proviral genome in DNA from 1 x 10(5) Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Using serial dilutions of sample DNA, the assay was applied prospectively to study proviral load in patients with HTLV-associated disease and carriers. The median proviral load expressed as number of copies/100 PBMCs was found to be 14.0 copies in patients with HAM and 1.55 copies in initially asymptomatic carriers. The assay was used to test for low proviral load in subjects who may have HTLV-I infection, and to monitor response to therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0166-0934
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
75
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
21-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Quantification of proviral DNA load in human T-cell leukaemia virus type I infections.
pubmed:affiliation
Hepatitis and Retrovirus Laboratory, Central Public Health Laboratory, London, UK. jtosswil@phls.co.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't