We performed serial nested reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays to monitor minimal residual disease (MRD) in 25 patients with t(8;21) acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We found transient disappearance of the AML1-ETO transcript in most of the patients in complete remission. Durable PCR-negativity was found in a subgroup of patients and was associated with a good prognosis.

The spreading of viral RNA within Swiss Albino mice orally inoculated with coxsackievirus B4 E2 strain (CVB4 E2) was studied by using RT-PCR and semi-nested-RT-PCR methods. Viral RNA was detected in various organs: pancreas, heart, small intestine, spleen, thymus, and blood at various postinfectious (p.i.) times ranging from 8 hr to 150 days. Our results show that (i) outbred mice can be infect...

Dengue virus (DNV) is the cause of dengue infections and Pakistan along with the world is now being overloaded with their patients. The molecular epidemiological studies reveal that there are four serotypes of the DNV circulating throughout the endemic countries. Non-structural glycoprotein (NS-1) causes the damage of hepatocytes along with the activation of the complement system which in turn ...

The comparison of the conventional (aimed at the UTR’3 fragment) and nested RT-PCR (aimed at the N gene fragment) based methods revealed that nested PCR was about 1000 times more sensitive for the detection of infectious bronchitis virus (IBV). Molecular differentiation of 793/B, D274, and Mass IBV types was also achieved in multiplex nested PCR. Eight from nine studied Polish isolates had the ...

Aim: The objective of this study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence and S7 gene characterization of bluetongue virus (BTV) of sheep in the West of Iran, during 2007-2008. Materials and Methods: A total 372 sheep blood samples were collected from known seropositive regions in the West of Iran. Anti-BTV antibodies were detected in the serum samples by group specific, C-ELISA. Extractio...

Noroviruses (NoV), which are members of the family Caliciviridae, are the most important cause of outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis worldwide and are commonly found in shellfish grown in polluted waters. In the present study, we developed broadly reactive one-step TaqMan reverse transcription (RT)-PCR assays for the detection of genogroup I (GI) and GII NoV in fecal samples, as well as shellfi...