HIV Western Blot

An assay used to confirm the presence of anti-HIV1 antibodies in a blood samples. Serum is incubated with vital protein that have been gel separated and affixed to a membrane. The test is considered positive if two or more proteins react and indeterminate if only one positive band is detected. (NCI Thesaurus)

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