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    J Med Microbiol. 1991 Jan;34(1):39-43.

    Detection of HSV-1 DNA in patients with Behçet's syndrome and in patients with recurrent oral ulcers by the polymerase chain reaction.

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    Department of Immunology, United Medical School Guy's Hospital, London.

    Abstract

    The polymerase chain reaction was used to detect HSV-1 DNA in genomic DNA extracted from peripheral blood leucocytes, in patients with Behçet's syndrome (BS), patients with recurrent oral ulcers and normal healthy controls. A 211-bp HSV-1 DNA fragment was found in a significant number of patients with BS (p less than 0.02). Serum anti-HSV-1 antibodies were also found in a higher proportion of patients with BS (p less than 0.02) than in healthy controls. However, virus-specific DNA was not detected in biopsy samples taken from oral ulcers in patients with BS.

    PMID:
    1846653
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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