Are human endogenous retroviruses pathogenic? An approach to testing the hypothesis

A number of observations have led researchers to postulate that, despite being replication-defective, human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) may have retained the potential to cause or contribute to disease. However, mechanisms of HERV pathogenicity might differ substantially from those of modern inf...

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Main Authors: Young, George R, Stoye, Jonathan P, Kassiotis, George
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4352332/