Article
Importance of method in the determination of syncytium-inducing phenotype of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 clinical isolates.
Journal of virological methods - 1 Mar 1997
Liesnard C, Delforge M L, Tchetcheroff M, De Maertelaer V, Farber C M, Van Vooren J P
Abstract excerpt
The in vitro syncytium induction capacity of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV1) isolates is an important marker in the progression of the disease. Two methods have been widely used to determine the biological phenotype of HIV1. These two methods, the direct MT-2 assay and the supernatant...
Topics
- Cell Line, Transformed
- Cells, Cultured
- Coculture Techniques
- Follow-Up Studies
- Giant Cells
- HIV Infections
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear
- Phenotype
- Prospective Studies