Detection of human retrovirus 5 in patients with arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether human retrovirus 5 (HRV-5) infection is associated with autoimmune rheumatic disease. METHODS: DNA from patients with various disorders including inflammatory diseases and from normal subjects was tested by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for HRV-5 proviral DNA....

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Main Authors: Griffiths, D, Cooke, S, Hervé, C, Rigby, S, Mallon, E, Hajeer, A, Lock, M, Emery, V, Taylor, P, Pantelidis, P, Bunker, C, du Bois, R, Weiss, R, Venables, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1999