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Article: DNA-Analysis Technique Instrumental in Identifying Viral Infections and Drug Resistance in the Eye, Say UCSF Experts.
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- July 12, 1996
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VANCOUVER, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 1996--A sensitive DNA-analysis technique called polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is extremely effective in diagnosing viral infections of the eye, including those occurring in patients with AIDS, and in identifying the cause of drug resistance in infected eyes, according to UCSF studies being presented at a special symposium as part of the 11th International Conference on AIDS today (July 12).
Scientists use PCR to detect and diagnose a variety of genetic and infectious diseases, from cystic fibrosis to cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis -- a chronic, destructive eye infection that can cause blindness in people with AIDS.
In PCR, a ...