Why the study?
Are viral nucleic acids (herpes simplex type 1 or influenza A/NWS) present in the brains of patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease?
Population
Brain tissue from 9 patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease, 1 normal control brain, and brains of…
Comparison
Reassociation kinetics analyses with… vs Normal control brain, uninfected mice brains…
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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No HSV-1 or influenza A nucleic acids in idiopathic PD brains; leaves open indirect viral roles or other etiologies.
Are viral nucleic acids (herpes simplex type 1 or influenza A/NWS) present in the brains of patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease?
The study found no evidence of herpes simplex type 1 or influenza A/NWS viral nucleic acids in the brains of patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
Wetmur et al. (1979) studied this question.
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