| Literature DB >> 17063515 |
Hisako Motani1, Koichi Sakurada, Hiroshi Ikegaya, Tomoko Akutsu, Mutsumi Hayakawa, Yayoi Sato, Daisuke Yajima, Kaoru Sato, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Hirotaro Iwase.
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Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) DNA was extracted from human trigeminal ganglia of 121 cadavers aged between 3 months and 94 years, and its PCR amplification was performed for the RL2 HSV-1 sequence using two pairs of primers. The HSV-1 DNA was detected in 74 of 121 patients (61%); 70/74 bilaterally, 3/74 only on the left side, and 1/74 only on the right side. Although the PCR-positive rate was significantly higher in advanced age, the correlation between the PCR-positive rate and gender was unclear. Additionally, HSV-1 DNA was not detected in any of the 50 optic nerve samples. (c) 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17063515 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20742
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Virol ISSN: 0146-6615 Impact factor: 2.327