Cytomegalovirus genomes demonstrated by polymerase chain reaction in synovial fluid from rheumatoid arthritis patients

Autor: T, Murayama, F, Jisaki, M, Ayata, D, Sakamuro, T, Hironaka, K, Hirai, N, Tsuchiya, K, Ito, T, Furukawa
Rok vydání: 1992
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Zdroj: Clinical and experimental rheumatology. 10(2)
ISSN: 0392-856X
Popis: Synovial fluid from 20 patients with rheumatoid arthritis was analyzed to detect human cytomegalovirus (CMV) genomic material using polymerase chain reaction. Of 20 samples tested, 9 were positive for CMV by either ethidium bromide staining or Southern blotting. In contrast, CMV was detected in only 2 of 18 control patients with osteoarthritis. These results suggest an etiologic relationship between CMV and rheumatoid arthritis.
Databáze: OpenAIRE