Detection of human immunodeficiency virus-1 RNA and DNA by extractive and in situ PCR in unprocessed semen and seminal fractions isolated by semen-washing procedure
Author(s) -
T. Persico,
Valeria Savasi,
E. Ferrazzi,
M. Oneta,
A.E. Semprini,
Giuseppe Simoni
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/del004
Subject(s) - semen , biology , sperm , virology , rna , nested polymerase chain reaction , andrology , polymerase chain reaction , dna , virus , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , medicine , genetics
To determine the presence of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) viral RNA/DNA in whole semen, in properly isolated seminal fractions and in spermatozoa after swim-up, by extractive nested PCR and to compare the detection of HIV DNA by in situ PCR (IS-PCR) with the results of nested PCR.
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