title: Further evidence of the absence of measles virus genome sequence in full thickness intestinal specimens from patients with Crohn's disease.
abstract: Specimens of macroscopically inflamed and normal intestine along with mesenteric lymph nodes were obtained at resection from patients with Crohn's disease. The samples were systematically examined by RT-PCR-nested PCR targeting N, M and H gene regions of the measles virus genome. None of the samples examined gave any evidence of the persistence of measles virus in the intestine of Crohn's disease patients. The study supports previous findings produced by this laboratory and others using highly sensitive measles virus specific PCR diagnostic technology.
authors.affiliation: Division of Virology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. mafzal@nibsc.ac.uk
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Afzal
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Armitage
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Minor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008459:Measles virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008643:Mesentery / Q000821:virology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral