Human immunodeficiency virus infection of dorsal root ganglion neurons detected by polymerase chain reaction in situ hybridization

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A predominantly sensory peripheral neuropathy is common with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, but the cause is unknown. Formalin-fixed dorsal root ganglia (DRG), obtained at postmortem from patients with neuropathy and HIV infection and from control subjects, were examined for the presence of HIV DNA by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-amplified in situ hybridization. Viral message RNA was...

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