Testicular persistence of Parvovirus B19: Evidence for preferential infection of germ cell tumors

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 204, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 649-653

  Ergunay, Koray ^a   Tezel, Gaye Guler ^b   Dogan, Asiye Isin ^b   Ozen, Haluk ^b   Sirin, Gozde ^c   Ozbay, Mehmet ^c   Karabulut, Erdem ^b   Ustacelebi, Semsettin ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Ministry of Justice ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Germ cell tumors; Parvovirus B19; Testicular tumors; Viral persistence

Indexed keywords

CAPSID PROTEIN; PARAFFIN; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PARVOVIRUS INFECTION; PERSISTENT VIRUS INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; VIRUS LATENCY; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ADULT; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; PARVOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PARVOVIRUS B19, HUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 49749138521     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: 16180631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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