Polymerase chain reaction analysis of human herpesvirus-6 sequences in the sera and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with multiple sclerosis

Journal of NeuroVirology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 134-139

  Goldberg, Steven H ^a   Albright, Andrew V ^a   Lisak, Robert P ^b   González Scarano, Francisco ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HHV 6; Multiple sclerosis; PCR amplification

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6;

EID: 0032943438     PISSN: 13550284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13550289909021995     Document Type: Article

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