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. 2017 Nov 7;14(11):e1002417. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002417

Table 1. HIV-1 assay results from Participant A longitudinal pre-ATI blood and tissue sampling.

Lab/ Location Days Post-ART Sample Type Assay Type Result Sample Volume Tested or LOD
UCSF 22 PBMC HIV RNA/DNA 3.2 RNA c/106 CD4 + T cells;
DNA neg
2.8 DNA copies/106 cells
UCSF 47 Rectum/GALT HIV RNA/DNA Neg 16.6 (DNA), 25.4 (RNA) copies/million cells
UCSF & U. Montreal 55 PBMC (sorted)1 HIV RNA/DNA Neg CD4+ T cell subsets (LODs 0.5 to 37.2 copies/million cells)
U. Montreal 55 PBMC TILDA Neg 736,000 CD4+ T cells
Hopkins (Siliciano) 166 PBMC qVOA Neg 40 million resting CD4+ T cells
UCSF 288, 301, 316, 756, 1034 PBMC HIV RNA/DNA Neg 0.7 to 4.6 DNA or RNA copies/million CD4+ T cell
Pittsburgh 301 PBMC Total Inducible Virus Recovery Neg 25 million CD4+ T cells
Pittsburgh 301 Plasma Plasma iSCA Neg 29 mL (<0.06 copies/mL)
Pittsburgh 301 PBMC HIV DNA Neg 4.4 million CD4+ T cells
UCSD 301 PBMC ddPCR for HIV genomic DNA and 2LTR circles Neg 2.4 copies/million cells
UCSF 316 HIV-1 D Bone Marrow (sorted)2 HIV RNA/DNA Neg Total, CD4+ T cells, myeloid cells, HSPC: 0.2–97.5 copies/million cells
UCSF 316 CSF HIV RNA Neg <40 copies/mL
CSF Cell Pellet HIV RNA/DNA Neg 457 (DNA) 68 (RNA) copies/million cells
UCSF 350 Lymph Node (inguinal, sorted)1 HIV RNA/DNA Neg 0.8 to 28.2 copies/million CD4+ T cell immune subset
UCSF 357 Rectum (colonoscopy) HIV RNA/DNA Neg 0.9 (DNA), 6.9 (RNA) copies/million CD4+ T cells
UCSF 357 Ileum (colonoscopy) HIV RNA/DNA Neg 1.9 (DNA), 4.1 (RNA) copies/million cells
Hopkins (Blankson) 545 PBMC mVOA 1/10 mice viremic (201 c/mL plasma)3 530 million CD4+ T cells
Hopkins (Siliciano) 756 PBMC Whole genome sequencing Neg 15 million resting CD4+ T cells

1 DNA and RNA obtained from sorted CD4+ T cell immune subsets (TN, TCM, TEM, and TTM).

2 DNA and RNA obtained from sorted CD4+ T cells, common lymphoid progenitor cells, hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells, and myeloid cells.

3 Unable to verify result.

Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; ATI, analytical treatment interruption; c/mL, copies/mL; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; ddPCR, droplet digital PCR; GALT, gut-associated lymphoid tissue; HSPC, hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells; iSCA, integrase single copy assay; LOD, limit of detection; LTR, long-terminal repeat; Neg, negative; PBMC, peripheral blood mononuclear cell; qVOA, quantitative viral outgrowth assay; TILDA, Tat/Rev Induced Limiting Dilution Assay; UCSD, University of California San Diego; UCSF, University of California San Francisco; VOA, viral outgrowth assay.