Clinical Study
Monitoring of Active Human Herpes Virus 6 Infection in Iranian Patients with Different Subtypes of Multiple Sclerosis
Table 2
Prevalence of HHV-6-DNA (copies/mL) and HHV-6-antibodies (U/mL) among different subtypes of MS. HHV-6-DNA was analyzed in serum via qPCR as described previously. Concentration of plasma anti-HHV-6, IgG and IgM were measurement in an automated instrument, according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Data are representative of three independent experiments.
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PBMCs: peripheral blood mononuclear cells; CSF: cerebrospinal fluid; PPMS: primary progressive MS; RRMS: relapsing-remitting MS; SPMS: secondary progressive MS; P: positive; NS: not significant. |