No Borna disease virus-specific RNA detected in blood from psychiatric patients in different regions of Germany

Lieb et al used nested, reverse-transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to analyze the prevalence of Borna disease virus (BDV) in samples of whole peripheral blood from 159 psychiatric patients. BDV may infect humans and cause psychiatric disorders, but the screening by nested reverse-transcri...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 1997-10, Vol.350 (9083), p.1002-1002
Main Authors: Lieb, Klaus, Hallensleben, Wiebke, Czygan, Martin, Stitz, Lothar, Staeheli, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal viral diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Medical screening
Mental disorders
Ribonucleic acid
RNA
Tropical medicine
Viral diseases
Viruses
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Summary:Lieb et al used nested, reverse-transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to analyze the prevalence of Borna disease virus (BDV) in samples of whole peripheral blood from 159 psychiatric patients. BDV may infect humans and cause psychiatric disorders, but the screening by nested reverse-transcriptase-PCR is not a reliable diagnostic method for identifying infected individuals.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)64066-4