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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

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