Search for genomic sequences of microbial agents in atherosclerotic plaques

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 243-246

  Tremolada, S ^a   Delbue, S ^b   Ferraresso, M ^a   Carloni, C ^a   Elia, F ^b   Larocca, S ^a   Bortolani, E ^a   Ferrante, Pasquale ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Health Science Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Human herpesvirus; Infection

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; VIRUS DNA; BACTERIAL DNA;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; GENETICS; LETTER; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY; BACTERIAL GENOME; CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VIRUS GENOME;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 79957838951     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463201102400130     Document Type: Article

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