title: Chlamydia psittaci in ocular adnexal lymphoma: Japanese experience.
abstract: We searched for the Chlamydia psittaci DNA the touchdown enzyme time release PCR (TETR-PCR) in 23 specimens from 21 patients with ocular adnexal lymphoproliferative disorders, including 12 patients with MALT lymphoma to identify C. psittaci infection. Southern hybridization of the PCR product using the C. psittaci-specific probe failed to detect C. psittaci, although three samples appeared to be positive by ethidium bromide staining. This indicates that technical approach for detecting C. psittaci infection in ocular adnexal lymphoma might be an essential in disclosing this association.
authors.forename: Yi-Chang
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Junko H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ohyashiki
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Kei-Ichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwaya
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Serizawa
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mukai
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Usui
authors.forename: Kazuma
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohyashiki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015897:Comorbidity; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D004247:DNA