Human herpesvirus-6 immunoglobulin G antibodies in patients with multiple sclerosis

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, Supplement

Volumn 95, Issue 169, 1997, Pages 76-78

  Nielsen, L ^a   Larsen, A M ^a   Munk, M ^a   Vestergaard, B F ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ELISA; HHV 6; MS; seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS INFECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0030634947     PISSN: 00651427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1997.tb08154.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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