Objective: This paper describes blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) survivors' and carers' knowledge and understanding of BMT and long-term care requirements.
Methods: Semistructured, online interviews with 22 BMT survivors and 6 carers were used to collect qualitative data. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using thematic analysis.
A multiplexed, lentivirus-based pseudovirus neutralisation assay (pVNT) was developed for high-throughput measurement of neutralising antibodies (nAbs) against three distinct SARS-CoV-2 spike variants. Intra-assay variability was minimised by optimising the plate layout and determining an optimal percentage transduction for the pseudovirus inoculum. Comparison of EC titres between single and multiplexed pVNT assays showed no significant differences, indicating reliability of the multiplexed assay.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Glioblastoma (GB) is a lethal and aggressive brain tumour. While molecular characteristics of GB is studied extensively, the aetiology of GB remains uncertain. The interest in exploring viruses as a potential contributor to the development of GB stems from the notion that viruses are known to play a key role in pathogenesis of other human cancers such as cervical cancer.
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