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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2006
Laurence Tatiana Rimsky, Kapellen, BE;
Herwig Gaston Emiel Van Marck, Eke, BE;
Marie-pierre T. M. M. G. DE Bethune, Everberg, BE;
Lee Terry Bacheler, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Laurence Tatiana Rimsky, Kapellen, BE;
Herwig Gaston Emiel Van Marck, Eke, BE;
Marie-Pierre T. M. M. G. De Bethune, Everberg, BE;
Lee Terry Bacheler, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Little Island, County Cork, IE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and means for determining the replication rate of a viral population. More specifically, the invention provides methods and means for determining the replication rate of a viral population by performing a linear regression on signal data generated by cells infected with dilutions of the viral population. The methods are useful for monitoring the progression of diseases associated with viruses, identifying effective drug regimens for the treatment of viral infections, and identifying and determining the biological effectiveness of potential therapeutic compounds.