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Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of the Elderly Contain Varicella-Zoster Virus DNA
1 Apr 1992
Abstract excerpt
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from humans of different ages were analyzed for DNA sequences specific for varicella-zoster virus (VZV) genes 29 and 62 by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Neither VZV gene was detected in DNA from umbilical cord blood PBMC of 10 infants or from blood PBMC of two 3-year-old children. In 22 humans less than 60 years old, gene 29 was not detected, and gene 62 was detected...
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