title: Detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transcripts in peripheral blood lymphocytes by the polymerase chain reaction.
abstract: A simplified application of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to the routine detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transcripts from peripheral lymphocytes of infected subjects is described. This technique is simpler than previously described assays and was shown to be highly sensitive after ethidium bromide staining of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of amplified material. The method can be used for the virologic evaluation of HIV-1-infected subjects, thus allowing early identification of seropositive patients with signs of active infection.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, University of Ancona, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bagnarelli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Menzo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manzin
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Varaldo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montroni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giacca
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clementi
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011533:Proviruses / Q000235:genetics; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase