Abstract:
The invention provides viral material and nucleotide fragments associated with multiple sclerosis and/or rheumatoid arthritis for use in method of diagnosis, prophylaxis, and therapy.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a polynucleotide in substantially isolated form comprising a sequence of nucleotides which is capable of selectively hybridizing to the genome of the human multiple sclerosis virus (HMSV) or the complement thereof, wherein HMSV is characterized by:(i) a positive stranded RNA genome;(ii) said genome comprising one or more open reading frames (ORF) encoding protein(s) or polyprotein(s);(iii) said genome encoding a reverse transcriptase enzyme; and(v) said genome comprising nucleotide sequences which are homologous to or selectively hybridizable with any one of the nucleotide sequences illustrated in SEQ ID NOS:1 to 6.