Chiron receives New York State permit to test HIV viral load through reference testing laboratory; service now available nationwide.EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1995--Chiron Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CHIR CHIR Chiricahua National Monument (US National Park Service) ) announced today that the Chiron Reference Testing Laboratory now is accepting HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. specimens for viral load testing from physicians in all 50 states. Most recently, Chiron obtained a permit to test specimens from the state of New York. The Chiron Reference Testing Laboratory was established in July 1994 to provide access to branched DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. (bDNA) technology for the quantification of HIV RNA (viral load) in patients infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The amount of virus present in the blood of HIV patients has been reported to be highly predictive of disease progression. A recent study published in the "Annals of Internal Medicine Annals of Internal Medicine (Ann Intern Med) is an academic medical journal published by the American College of Physicians (ACP). It publishes research articles and reviews in the area of internal medicine. Its current editor is Harold C. Sox. " by Dr. John Mellors from the University of Pittsburgh showed that patients with high levels of HIV RNA in their blood had a much greater likelihood of progressing to AIDS than patients with lower levels. This finding, coupled with recent advances in the understanding of the role of the virus in infected patients, has led many clinicians and scientists to begin using viral load measurements to individualize patient therapy and evaluate the effectiveness of new treatments for HIV. HIV viral load HIV viral load AIDS A measure of the amount of HIV RNA in blood, expressed as number of copies/mL of plasma. See AIDS, HIV. testing by bDNA is performed at the Chiron Reference Testing Laboratory in Emeryville. This service is made available to physicians through Corning Nichols Institute and Corning Clinical Laboratories by calling 800/553-5443 or SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories at 800/877-7003. CONTACT: Chiron Corp., Emeryville Larry Kurtz, 510/601-2476 Kimberly Kraemer, 510/601-2412 |
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