## Abstract In order to investigate the possible involvement of viruses in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), the study evaluated the presence of viral genomic sequences in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), as markers of viral replication within the central nervous system (CNS). A total of 85 CSF samples were colle
Increased prevalence of varicella zoster virus DNA in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with multiple sclerosis
β Scribed by Roberta Mancuso; Serena Delbue; Elisa Borghi; Elisabetta Pagani; Maria Gaetana Calvo; Domenico Caputo; Enrico Granieri; Pasquale Ferrante
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 115 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0146-6615
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