Extended Data Fig. 2: Validation of digital PCR assays and longitudinal quantification of defective proviruses during periods of suboptimal ART.

(a) Results of dPCR reaction using primer and probe sets to specifically amplify deletion regions of interest in 4 PWH on ART (040, 012, 017, and 274), P1, and P2. Horizontal bars represent mean and error bars represent SD, with each experiment performed in technical triplicate (n = 3). (b) Extended clinical history of P2 from Extended Data Fig. 1a (c) Longitudinal quantification of proviruses with specific deletion of interest using deletion-specific dPCR assay outlined in Fig. 3. WBCs: white blood cells (d) Longitudinal quantification of plasma virus with specific deletion of interest.