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Plasma
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Specimens for analysis from subjects screened for acute HIV infection found to be HIV negative.
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2
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Ultrafree MC 0.22-μm filter (Millipore, Bedford, MA)
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Filtration of plasma samples.
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3
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DNase I (Roche Diagnostics, Mannheim, Germany)
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Removal of contaminating human DNA from plasma samples.
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4
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QIAamp Viral RNA Mini kit (QIAGEN, Valencia, CA)
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Purification of DNase I-resistant nucleic acids.
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5
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QIAamp DNA Blood Mini kit (QIAGEN, Valencia, CA)
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Alternative purification of DNase I-resistant nucleic acids.
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6
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SuperScript II RNase H reverse transcriptase (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA)
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First-strand cDNA synthesis from viral RNA.
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7
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Random hexamers (GIBCO, Gaithersburg, MD)
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Primer for first-strand cDNA synthesis.
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8
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RNase H (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA)
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Second-strand cDNA synthesis.
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9
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DNA polymerase I (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA)
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Continuation of second-strand cDNA synthesis.
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10
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Klenow fragment (exo-) (New England Biolabs, Beverly, MA)
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Generation of complementary strand for detecting viral DNA.
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11
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Restriction enzyme Csp6.I (Fermentas, Hanover, MD)
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Digestion of double-stranded DNA.
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12
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Hybridized oligonucleotides NBam24 and NCsp11 (80 pmol)
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Adaptors ligated to restricted DNA.
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13
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T4 DNA ligase (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA)
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Ligation of adaptors to restricted DNA.
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14
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Taq polymerase (Promega, Madison, WI)
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PCR amplification.
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15
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Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE)
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Analysis of DNase-SISPA-amplified DNA.
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16
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pGEM-T Easy
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Subcloning of purified DNA.
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17
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5' Rapid Amplification of cDNA Ends (RACE) kit (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA)
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Amplification and sequencing of the 5' end of the genome.
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18
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Deoxycytidine
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Addition of poly(C) tail to 3' end of amplification products.
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19
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Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA)
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Addition of poly(C) tail to 3' end of amplification products.
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20
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QIAquick columns (QIAGEN)
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Purification of amplification products.
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