Human herpes virus 6 and human herpes virus 8 DNA sequences in brains of multiple sclerosis patients, normal adults and children

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 244, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 450-454

  Merelli, E ^a   Bedin, R ^a   Sola, P ^a   Barozzi, P ^b   Mancardi, G L ^c   Ficarra, G ^b   Franchini, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d Laboratory of Cell Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain DNA; Human herpesvirus 6; Human herpesvirus 8; Multiple sclerosis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NEUROTROPISM; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030818465     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050121     Document Type: Article

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