Antibodies to borna disease virus in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

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Gungor S., Anlar B., TURAN N., Yilmaz H., Helps C., Harbour D.

PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL, cilt.24, sa.9, ss.833-834, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 9
• Basım Tarihi: 2005
• Doi Numarası: 10.1097/01.inf.0000178307.70429.75
• Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.833-834
• Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Mechanisms causing persistence and reactivation of measles virus in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) are unknown. Borna disease virus (BDV) frequently causes latent or persistent infection in the nervous system. We investigated a possible association of these viruses in SSPE. Although BDV seropositivity was similar in SSPE and control groups, SSPE patients with high antibodies to BDV had earlier and more rapid disease. The findings suggest that BDV might be involved in the course, but not in the etiopathogenesis, of SSPE.