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False‐positive band in the gp41 region in anti‐HIV western blotting
Author(s) -
Myrmel Helge,
Haukenes Gunnar
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
apmis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0903-4641
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1988.tb00967.x
Subject(s) - western blot , gp41 , blot , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virology , medicine , immunology , biology , antibody , biochemistry , gene , epitope
A consistently positive ELISA reaction and a band in the gp41‐region of the HIV‐1 western blot were found in repeated serum samples from a healthy pregnant woman. The band was more clearly defined than the HIV gp41 band. Additional ELISA testing and repeated western blot analyses using different test kit batches confirmed our suspicion of a false‐positive reaction.