Ancient retroviral insertions among human populations
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Unfixed Endogenous Retroviral Insertions in the Human Population
UNLABELLED One lineage of human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs), HERV-K(HML2), is upregulated in many cancers, some autoimmune/inflammatory diseases, and HIV-infected cells. Despite 3 decades of research, it is not known if these viruses play a causal role in disease, and there has been recent interest in whether they can be used as immunotherapy targets. Resolution of both these questions will...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Human Genetics
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1434-5161,1435-232X
DOI: 10.1007/s10038-006-0370-0