Kennedy, P. G. E., Newsome, D. A., Hess, J., Narayan, O., Suresch, D. L., Green, W. R., Gallo, R. C. and Polk, B. F. (1986) Cytomegalovirus but not human T lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy associated virus detected by in situ hybridisation in retinal lesions in patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. British Medical Journal, 293(6540), pp. 162-164. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.293.6540.162)
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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.293.6540.162
Abstract
Paraffin sections of retinal tissue from five patients who died from the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and retinopathy were examined by in situ hybridisation experiments with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) labelled with sulphur-35 of lentivirus, human T lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy associated virus (HTLV-III/LAV), and cytomegalovirus. HTLV-III/LAV ribonucleic acid (RNA) was not detected in any of the tissue sections. Cytomegalovirus RNA was identified, however, in three of the five patients. Retinopathy induced by cytomegalovirus may thus be one of the many syndromes potentiated by the immunosuppression caused by HTLV-III/LAV.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Kennedy, Professor Peter |
| Authors: | Kennedy, P. G. E., Newsome, D. A., Hess, J., Narayan, O., Suresch, D. L., Green, W. R., Gallo, R. C., and Polk, B. F. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity |
| Journal Name: | British Medical Journal |
| Journal Abbr.: | BMJ |
| Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group |
| ISSN: | 0959-535X |
| ISSN (Online): | 1756-1833 |
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