CMV induces HERV-K and HERV-W expression in kidney transplant recipients

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages 28-31

  Bergallo, Massimiliano ^a,c   Galliano, Ilaria ^a,c   Montanari, Paola ^a,c   Gambarino, Stefano ^c   Mareschi, Katia ^a,d   Ferro, Francesca ^c   Fagioli, Franca ^d   Tovo, Pier Angelo ^a,c   Ravanini, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Laboratory of Molecular Virology   (Italy)

^c CITTÀ DELLA SALUTE E DELLA SCIENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Cancer; Cytomegalovirus; HERV; Retrovirus; Transplant recipient

Indexed keywords

DNA; GANCICLOVIR; MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL; RNA; TACROLIMUS; POL PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIRUS EXPRESSION; VIRUS INDUCTION; VIRUS LOAD; BLOOD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

ADULT; AGED; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUSES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; GENE PRODUCTS, POL; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 84930519854     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2015.04.018     Document Type: Article

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