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Detection and characterization of measles virus strains in cases of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in Croatia.
Virus research - 1 Jan 2004
Forcić Dubravko, Baricević Marijana, Zgorelec Renata, Kruzić Vjekoslava, Kaić Bernard, Marina Branka Marusić Della, Sojat Ljerka Cvitanović, Tesović Goran, Mazuran Renata
Abstract excerpt
Two cases of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), diagnosed in Croatia in 2002, were investigated. The coding regions of the matrix (M), hemagglutinin (H) and nucleoprotein (N) genes of measles virus were sequenced following direct RT-PCR amplification of viral RNA extracted from brain tissue. Phylogenetic analysis of the sequences of H and N genes, showed that both strains belonged to genotype D6. No...
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