Abstract: The present invention relates to microarrays, sets of primers and methods for determining the co-receptor usage of a virus, in particular whether HIV uses CXCR4 or CCR5 as co-receptor. The methods and compositions of the invention are based on microRNA analysis. The invention can be used to determine virus tropism in any species or organism that expresses microRNAs, particularly in human beings.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 15, 2013
Publication date:
February 26, 2015
Applicants:
Prestizia, Centre NAtional de la Rechercxhe Scientifique, Universite Montpellier 2 Sciences et Techniques