- Title
Viral infection: An endogenous retrovirus contributes to ALS.
- Authors
Waldron, Denise
- Abstract
The article focuses on a study by W. Li and colleagues in the periodical " Science Translational Medicine" on contribution of Human Endogenous Retrovirus (HERV-K) to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) including neuron death by HERV-K, pathological changes and encouraged expression of virus.
- Subjects
HUMAN endogenous retroviruses; AMYOTROPHIC lateral sclerosis; LI, W.
- Publication
Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2015, Vol 13, Issue 11, p661
- ISSN
1740-1526
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1038/nrmicro3578