PMID- 22827414 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20121002 LR - 20120725 IS - 0927-3948 (Print) IS - 0927-3948 (Linking) VI - 4 IP - 2 DP - 1996 TI - Analysis of herpes virus group (DNA) from cerebrospinal fluid in vogt-koyanagi-harada disease. PG - 99-103 LID - 10.3109/09273949609079639 [doi] AB - In order to detect herpes virus group DNA including that of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKH), the authors employed the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) procedure using DNA from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) obtained from patients with VKH. Method. Seven CSF samples were obtained from six definite, active VKH cases and DNA was isolated. DNA fragments containing parts of herpes simplex virus (HSV), herpes zoster virus (VZV), cytomegalo virus (CMV), EBV and human herpes virus type 6 (HHV-6) sequences were amplified by PCR. Results. No DNA fragment corresponding to the DNA sequence of the herpes virus group was detected. Conclusion. Our results suggest that the herpes virus group does not have a close association with the cause of VKH. FAU - Hotta, Y AU - Hotta Y AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113. FAU - Hayakawa, M AU - Hayakawa M FAU - Kawano, H AU - Kawano H FAU - Sakuma, H AU - Sakuma H FAU - Momose, T AU - Momose T FAU - Ohkoshi, K AU - Ohkoshi K FAU - Usuba, S AU - Usuba S FAU - Ogasa, U AU - Ogasa U FAU - Kawaguchi, R AU - Kawaguchi R FAU - Hikiji, K AU - Hikiji K FAU - Kanai, A AU - Kanai A LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Ocul Immunol Inflamm JT - Ocular immunology and inflammation JID - 9312169 EDAT- 1996/01/01 00:00 MHDA- 1996/01/01 00:01 CRDT- 2012/07/26 06:00 PHST- 2012/07/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 1996/01/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1996/01/01 00:01 [medline] AID - 10.3109/09273949609079639 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 1996;4(2):99-103. doi: 10.3109/09273949609079639.