No evidence of HTLV-1 infection in Japanese multiple sclerosis patients in polymerase chain reaction

Jpn J Cancer Res. 1989 Nov;80(11):1017-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1989.tb02251.x.

Abstract

To test possible association of human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) with multiple sclerosis (MS), polymerase chain reaction was applied to detect HTLV-1 DNA integrated into peripheral blood mononuclear cell DNA. Nine Japanese MS patients all gave a negative result, indicating no HTLV-1 infection in these MS patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • DNA, Viral / analysis*
  • HTLV-I Infections / complications
  • HTLV-I Infections / diagnosis*
  • Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Multiple Sclerosis / microbiology*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • DNA, Viral