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healthGene-Based Detection Method Might Spot HIV Earlier
by Angel
Tue, 06/15/2010 - 3:58pm Nucleic acid testing found cases missed by routine screening, researchers say-- Robert Preidt
TUESDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- In a effort to improve the methods for early detection of HIV, researchers sought to determine if a program using "nucleic acid testing" (NAT) would increase the number of cases that could be detected early, and found that it did so by 23 percent. Nucleic acid tests look for traces of genetic material from an infecting organism. This differs from standard detection methods that rely on spotting immune Forum Day 3: Started Slow And Ended With A Bang
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