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

Viral infection: An endogenous retrovirus contributes to ALS.

Waldron, Denise