biostudies-literature00390Unknown36(1)Katayama YBy reverse transcription-PCR, measles virus (MV) mRNA was detected in the brain, kidney, spleen, liver, and lung tissues obtained from 23 (45.1%) of 51 autopsy subjects, with the detection rates of each tissue ranging from 8 to 20%. Sequence analysis revealed frequent mutations in the corresponding viral protein. These results suggest that MV mutants commonly persist in apparently healthy individuals.Journal of clinical microbiology299-301https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC124860biostudies-literatureDetection of measles virus mRNA from autopsied human tissues.PMC124860Hotta HKatayama YKohso KTatsuno YHomma MNishimura A39falseDetection of measles virus mRNA from autopsied human tissues.By reverse transcription-PCR, measles virus (MV) mRNA was detected in the brain, kidney, spleen, liver, and lung tissues obtained from 23 (45.1%) of 51 autopsy subjects, with the detection rates of each tissue ranging from 8 to 20%. Sequence analysis revealed frequent mutations in the corresponding viral protein. These results suggest that MV mutants commonly persist in apparently healthy individuals.1998-01-01T00:00:00Z1998 Jan2024-11-12T06:40:56.148Z2019-03-27T00:17:14ZS-EPMC124860943197310.1128/JCM.36.1.299-301.1998