Author/Authors :
Dubravko For c I c ، نويسنده , , Marijana Bari c evi c ، نويسنده , , Renata Zgorelec، نويسنده , , Vjekoslava Kru z I c ، نويسنده , , Bernard Kai c، نويسنده , , Branka Maru s i c Della Marina، نويسنده , , Ljerka Cvitanovi c s ojat، نويسنده , , Goran Te s ovi c ، نويسنده , , Renata Ma z uran، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Two cases of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), diagnosed in Croatia in 2002, were investigated. The coding regions of the matrix (M), hemagglutinin (H) and nucleoprotein (N) genes of measles virus were sequenced following direct RT-PCR amplification of viral RNA extracted from brain tissue. Phylogenetic analysis of the sequences of H and N genes, showed that both strains belonged to genotype D6. No vaccine strain was detected although both patients had been previously immunized. The comparison of analyzed sequences of two SSPE causative viruses with corresponding sequences of D6 genotype and with each other revealed a number of mutations in N and H gene sequences. In comparison to the Edmonston reference strain, the M gene of the SSPE viruses showed the characteristic biased hypermutation and a premature termination codon in one of the patients.
