HTLV-III infection in brains of children and adults with AIDS encephalopathy.

GM, Shaw; ME, Harper; BH, Hahn; LG, Epstein; DC, Gajdusek; RW, Price; BA, Navia; CK, Petito; CJ, O'Hara; JE, Groopman

doi:10.1126/science.2981429

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HTLV-III infection in brains of children and adults with AIDS encephalopathy.

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Authors:

Shaw GM

Harper ME

Hahn BH

Abstract

Unexplained debilitating dementia or encephalopathy occurs frequently in adults and children with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Brains from 15 individuals with AIDS and encephalopathy were examined by Southern analysis and in situ hybridization for the presence of human T-cell leuk...

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