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A method for diagnosing multiple sclerosis (MS) involves amplification of DNA sequences present in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of MS patients. The amplification is accomplished by use of the polymerase chain reaction employing primers derived from the sequence of HTLV-I, the aetiologic agent of adult T-cell leukemia. Particularly suitable primers are derived from the gag and env regions of the proviral genome.
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A non-defective adenovirus recombinant expression system for the expression of the HCMV major envelope glycoprotein subunit is provided for use as subunit vaccine against cytomegalovirus infection.
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A tumor-associated antigen has been discovered which shares sequence homology with both thyroglobulin type I and interleukin-2 receptors. The antigen is highly expressed in pancreatic carcinoma cells. The antigen is similar to a previously described tumor-associated antigen found in colorectal carcinoma cells. The gene for the antigen is fully sequenced and described here.
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A method is taught for vaccinating humans against hepatitis B infection in which a free polypolypeptide, corresponding to amino acid residues 14-33 of the hepatitis B surface antigen, is injected to induce immunity. T-cells which are specific for the hepatitis B surface antigen are stimulated to proliferate in response to the polypeptide.
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Growth factor receptor expression is detected by formation of a precipitate of polysome-bound receptor and growth factor on room-temperature incubation of membrane-free cytoplasm from a tumor cell with excess growth factor if the tumor cell contains actively synthesizing receptor capable of binding to the growth factor. Alternatively isolated nuclei of a tumor cell are incubated at room temperature with varying concentrations of labelled growth factor in pure membrane-free cytoplasm of the tumor cell, in cytoplasm of the tumor cell containing cell membrane, in synthetic medium and in synthetic medium containing microsomal fractions from the tumor cell, so as to cause the nuclei to incorporate the labelled growth factor, and the levels of nuclear uptake in each fraction are compared.
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Methods of diagnosis are taught for multiple sclerosis. A viral agent is implicated in the disease and methods for identifying the virus and viral-infected cells are disclosed. Vaccines comprising viral proteins are presented The new virus is in the human retrovirus family known to cause both adult T-cell leukaemia and acquired immune deficiency syndrome.