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Viral sequences of the cerebrospinal fluid were amplified by using oligonucleotides that are homologous to region 5' of the Enteroviruses. The results showed a great variability in the amplified sequences, suggesting the presence of enteroviral quasispecies with altered biological properties in the stressed individuals that may play an important role in the neurological damage.
de la Fuente
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Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba.
Pilar Rodríguez
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Berlanga
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J
Hayes
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O
D000818:Animals; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000821:virology; D003462:Cuba / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology*; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends