Automated procedure for improving the RNA isolation step in viral load testing for human immunodeficiency virus.
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An automated RNA isolation procedure on the Qiagen BioRobot is described for performing viral load tests for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with the Amplicor HIV type 1 test. The new procedure improves the precision of the assay and requires significantly less labor than the presently used manual RNA isolation procedure.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 42 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004