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Detection of Coxsackie B Virus RNA sequences in whole blood samples from adult patients at the onset of type I diabetes mellitus
1 Jun 1997
Abstract excerpt
Enteroviruses may be linked to insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). The prevalence of enteroviral (EV) infection at onset of adult IDDM was investigated by detection of specific EV sequences in peripheral blood using a reverse transcription and a seminested polymerase chain reaction (seminested RT-PCR). EDTA-treated whole blood samples taken from 12 newly diagnosed IDDM patients with ketosis or...
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