TAQMAN Assay - (HHV panel, mycoplasma, chlamydia p.)

[Guest guest]

Steve, you asked where TAQMAN PCR testing is available.

Cheney uses Commonwealth Biotechnologies in Richmond VA. I've had their HHV

panel (EBV, CMV, HHV 6a, HHV 6b, HHV 7). It's done by TAQMAN assay. The lab is

now supposed to be offering mycoplasma and chlamydia pn. also.

It's quite something to see your results expresses as DNA copies per ml of

blood. At just over 17,000 copies last summer, my HHV 7 count was considered

low. (Now it's zero!!!) Cheney has had folks way up there - 200,000, even over

300,000 on occasion.

Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc.

601 Biotech Drive

Richmond VA 23235

1-800-735-9224

www.cbi-biotech.com

[Guest guest]

Carol,

What is the difference between TAQMAN PCR and regular PCR?

Beck

SIEVERLING wrote:

> Steve, you asked where TAQMAN PCR testing is available.

>

> Cheney uses Commonwealth Biotechnologies in Richmond VA. I've had their HHV

panel (EBV, CMV, HHV 6a, HHV 6b, HHV 7). It's done by TAQMAN assay. The lab is

now supposed to be offering mycoplasma and chlamydia pn. also.

>

> It's quite something to see your results expresses as DNA copies per ml of

blood. At just over 17,000 copies last summer, my HHV 7 count was considered

low. (Now it's zero!!!) Cheney has had folks way up there - 200,000, even over

300,000 on occasion.

>

> Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc.

> 601 Biotech Drive

> Richmond VA 23235

> 1-800-735-9224

> www.cbi-biotech.com

>

>