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HIV/AIDS Diagnostics
Rapid assay measures entry of diverse enveloped viruses including HIV and rabies
September 19th, 2006
A contents-mixing-based virus entry assay rapidly measures the entry of diverse enveloped viruses, including HIV and rabies. According to a study from the United States, "Entry is the first and essential step in virus replication and is a target for therapeutic intervention. "However, current knowledge on entry mechanism for the majority of viruses is poor, partly due to lack of a simple, sensitive, and accurate entry assay that can be applied to diverse viruses." "To overcome this obstacle," said M.F. Saeed and colleagues at the University of Texas, Medical Branch, "a novel, contents-mixing-based virus entry assay is described...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2006-09-19)
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