title: Development of oligonucleotide primers and probes against structural and regulatory genes of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and their use for amplification of HIV-1 provirus by using polymerase chain reaction.
abstract: The polymerase chain reaction is a powerful technique for amplifying a few copies of double-stranded genetic material to millions of copies in a few hours. The sensitivity and specificity of the polymerase chain reaction technique depend to some extent on the nucleotide sequences of the oligonucleotide primer pair used in the amplification. We report new oligonucleotide primers and probes which can be used for the amplification and detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 provirus sequences of not only structural but also regulatory genes. These primers are very sensitive and specific and can be used for the detection of African and North American strains of human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
authors.affiliation: Cadham Provincial Laboratory, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Dawood
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Allan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fowke
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Embree
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Hammond
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D001483:Base Sequence; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005809:Genes, Regulator / Q000235:genetics; D005814:Genes, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009656:North America / Q000453:epidemiology; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011533:Proviruses / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015678:Viral Structural Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D015678:Viral Structural Proteins