Search for Epstein-Barr and type C oncornaviruses in systemic lupus erythematosus

Autor: Aulakh Gs, McGrath Pp, Kim E, Washington Gc, Alepa Fp, Hicks Jt
Rok vydání: 1979
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Zdroj: Arthritis and rheumatism. 22(8)
ISSN: 0004-3591
Popis: Lymphoblastoid cell lines were derived from patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus by allowing spontaneous transformation of peripheral B lymphocytes (B cells) harboring endogenous Epstein-Barr virus or by superinfecting peripheral lymphocytes with exogeneous Epstein-Barr virus. Results of extensive studies aimed at identifying type C oncornaviruses in these lymphoblastoid cells were entirely negative by electron microscopy, DNA-DNA hybridization, reverse transcriptase assays, and cocultivation experiments. These results do not support the postulated association of oncornavirus infection in human systemic erythematosus.
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