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No Definite Evidence for Human Endogenous Retroviral HERV-W and HERV-H RNAS in Plasma of Latvian Patients Suffering from Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neurological Diseases / Nav Apstiprinošu Pierādījumu Par Endogēno Retrovīrusu HERV-W Un HERV-H Rns Sastopamību Latvijas Pacientu Ar Multiplo Sklerozi Un Citām NeiroloĢiskām Slimībām Asins Plazmā Cover

No Definite Evidence for Human Endogenous Retroviral HERV-W and HERV-H RNAS in Plasma of Latvian Patients Suffering from Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neurological Diseases / Nav Apstiprinošu Pierādījumu Par Endogēno Retrovīrusu HERV-W Un HERV-H Rns Sastopamību Latvijas Pacientu Ar Multiplo Sklerozi Un Citām NeiroloĢiskām Slimībām Asins Plazmā

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.
Volume 70 (2016): Issue 4 (August 2016)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/prolas-2016-0029 | Journal eISSN: 2255-890X (formerly 1407-009X) | Journal ISSN: 1407-009X
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Language: English
Page range: 182 - 192
Submitted on: Oct 26, 2015
Published on: Aug 4, 2016
Published by: Latvian Academy of Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
endogenous retrovirus,
multiple sclerosis,
plasma,
real-time PCR,
RNA.
Related subjects:
Mathematics,
General mathematics

© 2016 Dmitrijs Užameckis, Svetlana Čapenko, Ināra Logina, Modra Murovska, Jonas Blomberg, published by Latvian Academy of Sciences
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