Open AccessLack of correlation between V3-loop peptide enzyme immunoassay serologic subtyping and genetic sequencing
Author(s) -
John N. Nkengasong,
Betty Willems,
Wouter Janssens,
Rachanee Cheingsong-Popov,
Leo Heyndrickx,
Françis Barin,
Pascale Ondoa,
Katrien Fransen,
Jaap Goudsmit,
G van der Groen
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/00002030-199812000-00001
Subject(s) - subtyping , v3 loop , biology , virology , typing , serotype , immunoassay , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , peptide sequence , gene , antibody , computer science , programming language
To compare the performance of V3-loop peptide enzyme immunoassay (PEIA) methodologies from four different laboratories for subtyping HIV-1, and to determine the causes for the lack of correlation between V3-loop PEIA serotyping and subtyping by sequencing.