Multiple sclerosis and multiple sclerosis-associated retrovirus in Sardinia

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 171-173

  Serra, C ^a   Sotgiu, S ^a   Mameli, G ^a   Pugliatti, M ^a   Rosati, G ^a   Dolei, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnostic markers; Multiple sclerosis; Retroviruses; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; RETROVIRUS; RETROVIRUS INFECTION; VIROLOGY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; RETROVIRIDAE; RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0035319851     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100720170019     Document Type: Article

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