@article{GowSimpsonSchliephakeetal.1992,
  author    = {Gow, J. W. and Simpson, K. and Schliephake, Andreas and Behan, W. M. and Morrison, L. J. and Cavanagh, H. and Rethwilm, Axel and Behan, P. O.},
  title     = {Search for retrovirus in the chronic fatigue syndrome},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-61436},
  year      = {1992},
  abstract  = {Aim: To examine peripheral blood and skeletal muscle from patients with chronic fadgue syndrome for exogenous retrovirus. Methods: Blood samples from 30 patients and muscle biopsy specimens of 15 patients were examined for retroviral sequences by DNA extraction, polymerase chain reacdon (PCR), and Southern blotting hybridisation. Sera were examined for human foamy virus by western immunoblotting and indirect immunofluorescence techniques. Results: No difference between the padent and control populations was found for any of the PCR primer sets used (gag, pol, env, and tax regions of HTLV VII). An endogenous gag band was observed in both the padent and control groups. All sera were negative for antibody to human foamy virus. Conclusion: The results indicate that there is no evidence of retroviral involvement in the chronic fatigue syndrome.},
  subject      = {Virologie},
  language  = {en}
}