ISSN:
1432-1459
Keywords:
Multiple sclerosis
;
Human retroviruses
;
HIV
;
HTLV-I
;
Virus-specific antibodies
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary A total of 135 sera and 18 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) were screened for antibodies to human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I(HTLV-I) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by ELISA tests. None of the sera or CSF reacted with HIV antigens. Only 3 out of 135 MS sera but no MS CSF showed increased reactions in the ELISA test for HTLV-I. However, these positive reactions were classified as non-specific by immunoprecipitation. Thus no serological evidence for infection with HIV, HTLV-I, or a related retrovirus was found in the MS patients.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00718019
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