The HIV Proviral DNA test is 99.9% accurate from 10 days post exposure
Proviral DNA is created when the HIV virus enters a cell and uses the reverse transcriptase to make DNA copies of the RNA genome. These copies, called proviral DNA, are either found in the cytoplasm of the cell or become part of the host cell.
A very simplified explanation of how the test is preformed is peripheral mononuclear cells (PBMC mainly lymphocytes) are lysed and the genetic material is than amplified through a replication process which is repeated 20 to 30 times. Through the amplification, the selected region may be amplified more than a million times. Proviral DNA may be detected in both cells that are actively replicating virus as well as those cells that are only harboring the proviral DNA.
A specially labelled blood sample collection kit containing everything needed by a nurse or doctor to take the blood sample. The kit will be unique and coded specifically to you.
A Medical History & Lifestyle questionnaire is included with this test. It covers important areas such as illness, injuries, medical conditions, medication, family health history and much more.
The Medical History & Lifestyle questionnaire provides us with vital information which can affect how your results are interpreted and what advice you receive.
You will have secure online access to your medical reports and results held on our secure web servers. If required, we will also send you a hard copy by post.
Our web servers are secure and protected by the latest SSL certificate. The 128bit SSL encryption assures that information is kept private between our web servers and your web browser.
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