title: [Detection of HIV DNA in Chinese AIDS kidney by in situ PCR].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the relationship between HIV and AIDS kidney.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nine Chinese AIDS kidney autopsies were detected by PCR in situ.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results were all positive: brown in karyon and cytoplasm of renal tubular cells.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Kidneys can be directly infected by HIV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Peking University School of Basic Medical Science, Beijing 100083, China. leidsl@sohu.com
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Qianying
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Encong
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gong
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006678:HIV; D006801:Humans; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D007668:Kidney / Q000821:virology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral