Possible correlation between Borna disease virus infection and Japanese patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

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作者
Kitani, T
Kuratsune, H
Fuke, I
Nakamura, Y
Nakaya, T
Asahi, S
Tobiume, M
Yamaguti, K
Machii, T
Inagi, R
Yamanishi, K
Ikuta, K
机构
[1] OSAKA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MICROBIOL,SUITA,OSAKA 565,JAPAN
[2] HOKKAIDO UNIV,INST IMMUNOL SCI,SAPPORO,HOKKAIDO 060,JAPAN
关键词
Borna disease virus (BDV); chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS); RT-PCR;
D O I
10.1111/j.1348-0421.1996.tb01094.x
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Borna disease virus (BDV) is a neurotropic, as yet unclassified, non-segmented, negative-sense, single-strand RNA virus. Natural infection with this virus has been reported to occur in horses and sheep. In addition, antibodies to BDV in plasma or BDV RNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were also found in patients with neuropsychiatric diseases. We describe here the possible link between the patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and infection with BDV.
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