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Multiple Sclerosis
Research in the area of multiple sclerosis reported from J. Sotelo and colleagues
May 21st, 2008
"Recent Studies in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) have indicated that exacerbations of multiple sclerosis (MS) could be associated with the reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV). Ultrastructural observations for viral particles were made by electron microscopy in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from 15 MS patients during relapse, 19 MS patients during remission, and 28 control subjects," researchers in Mexico report. "Initial findings were reproduced in a confirmation cohort. In addition, DNA from VZV was quantified by real-time polymerase chain reaction in PBMCs and CSF front a large number of MS patients (n = 78). We found by electron rnicroscopy...
Source: Immunotherapy Weekly (2008-05-21)
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