Method for determining the relative amount of a viral nucleic ac

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving virus or bacteriophage

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ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method for determining the relative amount of a nucleic acid segment in a sample by the polymerase chain reaction. The method involves the simultaneous amplification of the nucleic acid segment and a second nucleic acid segment present in the sample. The amount of amplified DNA from each segment is determined and compared to standard curves to determine the amount of the nucleic acid segment present in the sample before amplification expressed as a ratio of first segment to second segment. The method is especially preferred for determining the viral load, or copies of virus genome/host cell, in a sample of cells from an individual infected with a virus.

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