Quantitative PCR for the detection of genomic DNA of Epstein-Barr virus in ocular fluids of patients with uveitis

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 463-467

  Yamamoto, Sayaka ^a   Sugita, Sunao ^a   Sugamoto, Yoshiharu ^a   Shimizu, Norio ^a   Morio, Tomohiro ^a   Mochizuki, Manabu ^a,b  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibody; Epstein Barr virus; Intraocular fluids; Polymerase chain reaction; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UVEITIS; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION; VITREOUS BODY;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; AQUEOUS HUMOR; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DNA, VIRAL; GENE DOSAGE; GENOME, VIRAL; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UVEITIS; VIRAL LOAD; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 57849126860     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-008-0589-8     Document Type: Article

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