A wide variety of virological markers for HIV disease and progression are available through this Core.
- HIV-1/2 serological diagnosis (including de-tuned HIV-1 EIA)
- HIV-1 quantitative and qualitative microculture
- HIV-1 RNA quantification (RT-PCR and real-time PCR)
- HIV-1 p24 antigen quantification
- HIV-1 total viral DNA and unintegrated 2-LTR episomal DNA quantification by real-time PCR
- HIV-1 phenotyping (MT-2 and drug susceptibility)
- Access to HIV-1 sequencing
- Access to other routine clinical virological assays
- Oral tissue model for evaluating microbicides
Contact for Access to Services:
Joan Dragavon
CFAR Clinical Retrovirology Core Manager
UW Box 359690
206-897-5243
dragavon at uw.edu