DETECTION OF BORNA-DISEASE VIRUS-RNA IN FORMALIN-FIXED, PARAFFIN-EMBEDDED BRAIN-TISSUES BY NESTED PCR

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SORG, I
METZLER, A
机构
[1] UNIV ZURICH,FAC VET MED,INST VET BACTERIOL,CH-8057 ZURICH,SWITZERLAND
[2] UNIV ZURICH,FAC VET MED,INST VIROL,CH-8057 ZURICH,SWITZERLAND
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10.1128/JCM.33.4.821-823.1995
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
A method for detecting Borna disease virus (BDV) RNA in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded brain tissue sections was established. By digestion with proteinase K and subsequent extraction with guanidinium thiocyanate, phenol, and chloroform, we were able to efficiently release RNA from the fixed tissues. By reverse transcription of the RNA and nested PCR a 212-bp product was generated, as expected.
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