The association of the human herpesvirus-6 and MS

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 355-362

  Friedman, J E ^a,b   Lyons, M J ^b   Cu, G ^b   Ablashl, D V ^c   Whitman, J E ^c   Edgar, M ^d   Koskiniemi, Marjaleena ^e   Vaheri, Antti ^e   Zabriskie, J B ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Advanced Biotechnologies Inc   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Antibodies; Herpes; HHV 6; Multiple sclerosis; Virology; Viruses

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; PRIMER DNA; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OLIGODENDROGLIA; POLYCLONAL ACTIVATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0032728026     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135245859900500509     Document Type: Article

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