Quantitative detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) viral load by real-time RT-PCR assay using self-quenched fluorogenic primers.
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2006-05-24
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HIV-1 viral load is a basic marker to evaluate the severity of HIV-1 related diseases and to monitor the effectiveness of treatment. A method based on real-time RT-PCR technology has been developed to quantify HIV-1 RNA using self-quenched fluorogenic primers known as LUX primers. They were used in this study to recognize a low variable gag region of subtype E and B consensus sequences. Specificity was verified by amplicon melting temperatures. An external standard curve was constructed with 10 fold serial dilutions of synthetic HIV-gag RNA. A broad range linear relationship (10 to 10(6) copies/ml) was observed between the number of PCR cycles needed to detect a fluorescent signal and the number of RNA copies. The intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation were 0.72 to 2.54% and 3.14 to 8.83%, respectively, thus indicating good reproducibility. Thirty out of fifty HIV-infected individual plasma samples were quantified by this method and compared with the AMPLICOR HIV-1 Monitor assay, which is widely considered the reference technique for HIV-RNA viral load measurement. The results indicate that the AMPLICOR HIV-1 Monitor assay and real-time RT-PCR using LUX primers are in good agreement (mean difference in log10 copies/ml+/-2 standard deviations = 0.21+/-1.34).
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Promso S, Srichunrusami C, Utid K, Lulitanond V, Pairoj W, Chantratita W. Quantitative detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) viral load by real-time RT-PCR assay using self-quenched fluorogenic primers. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2006 May; 37(3): 477-87