Molecular Biomarkers & Diagnosis

Pratap NM

Publications

• Research Article
  Single Base Primer Extension Assay (SNaPshot) for Rapid Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus - 1 Drug Resistance Mutations
  Author(s): Arpan A, Salil V, Harsh P and Pratap NMArpan A, Salil V, Harsh P and Pratap NM
  
  The 3' primer extension assay can be employed to interrogate multiple known single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) simultaneously using a multiplex approach. Over 200 Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1) mutations are currently associated with drug resistance. Identifying these mutations assist in taking appropriate therapeutic decisions such that superior drug regimens can be designed for keeping the viral load below pathogenic level. Presently, reverse transcription of HIV-1 RNA followed by amplification of the pol gene and subsequent nucleotide sequencing is a popular method of HIV-1 drug resistance genotyping. However, it is still a time consuming and laborious protocol and require significant bioinformatics analysis in order to decipher the significance of mutations encountered during analysis. In this study we a.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9929.1000271

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