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No measles virus genetic information detected in multiple sclerosis‐ derived brains
Author(s) -
Stevens J. G.,
Bastone V. B.,
Ellison G. W.,
Myers L. W.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410080614
Subject(s) - measles virus , multiple sclerosis , measles , virology , virus , medicine , neuroscience , biology , immunology , vaccination
Measles virus nucleotide sequences were searched for in diseased and normal‐appearing white matter from brains of four multiple sclerosis victims. At the level of sensitivity established, 2.5 to 7.8 measles virus genome‐equivalents of RNA, or 4.9 genome‐equivalents of putative DNA per diploid cell quantity of DNA, could have been detected. At these levels, no measles virus genetic information was found in any of the four brains.