Human Herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) infection in multiple sclerosis: A preliminary report

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 490-496

  Ablashi, D V ^a,b   Lapps, W ^a   Kaplan, M ^c   Whitman, J E ^a   Richert, J R ^b   Pearson, G R ^b  

^a Advanced Biotechnologies Inc   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

HHV 6; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0032441219     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/135245898678845133     Document Type: Article

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