SEARCH FOR EVIDENCE OF HERPES-SIMPLEX VIRUS, TYPE-1, OR VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS-INFECTION IN POSTMORTEM BRAIN-TISSUE FROM SCHIZOPHRENIC-PATIENTS

被引:14
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作者
ALEXANDER, RC
CABIRAC, G
LOWENKOPF, T
CASANOVA, MF
KLEINMAN, J
WYATT, RJ
KIRCH, DG
机构
[1] ROCKY MT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS CTR, ENGLEWOOD, CO USA
[2] UNIV COLORADO, HLTH SCI CTR, DEPT BIOCHEM BIOPHYS & GENET, DENVER, CO 80262 USA
[3] NIMH, CLIN BRAIN DISORDERS BRANCH, WASHINGTON, DC 20032 USA
[4] NIMH, NEUROPSYCHIAT BRANCH, WASHINGTON, DC 20032 USA
[5] NIMH, DIV CLIN RES, ROCKVILLE, MD 20857 USA
关键词
HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0447.1992.tb03290.x
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
The highly sensitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to search for herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-I) or varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in the DNA extracted from postmortem temporal cortex samples of 8 schizophrenic subjects, 8 nonschizophrenic suicide victims and 8 normal controls. HSV-I or VZV-specific DNA amplification was not detected in any of the samples studied.
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页码:418 / 420
页数:3
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