LYMPH NODE RELATING RETROVIRUS ADAPTED TO CONTINUOUS CELL LINE OF B-LYMPHOCYTE LIKE CELL CAPABLE OF CONTINUOUSLY PRODUCING SAID RETROVIRUS AND PRODUCTION OF AFOREMENTIONED CELL LINE

摘要

Retroviruses associated with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), including Lymphadenopathy Associated Virus (LAV), are isolated from the sera of patients afflicted with Lymphadenopathy Syndrome (LAS) or AIDS. LAV is a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Viral extract, structural proteins and other fractions of the retrovirus immunologically recognize the sera of such patients. Immunological reaction is used to detect antibodies that specifically bind to antigenic sites of the retrovirus in samples of body fluids from patients with AIDS or risk of AIDS. A kit for in vitro assay of LAS or AIDS is provided.