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The genetics of the persistent infection and demyelinating disease caused by Theiler's virus.
Annual review of microbiology - 1 Jan 2005
Brahic Michel, Bureau Jean-François, Michiels Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Theiler's virus causes a persistent and demyelinating infection of the central nervous system of the mouse, which is one of the best animal models to study multiple sclerosis. This review focuses on the mechanism of persistence. The virus infects neurons for a few weeks and then shifts to white matter, where it persists in glial cells and macrophages. Oligodendrocytes are crucial host cells, as shown by the...
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