Expression of human endogenous retrovirus K and W in babies.
Arch Virol
; 162(3): 857-861, 2017 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-27885560
Here we determined the relative expression of HERV-K and W proviruses in HIV infected and non-infected mothers as well as their respective babies up to 1 year-old. HIV-infected mothers, their babies and uninfected control groups presented expression of both HERV-K and HERV-W with relatively high frequency. While the level of HERV-K expression was similar among groups, the level of HERV-W expression in HIV-infected mothers was four-fold higher than the uninfected mothers from the control group (p < 0.01). HERV-W was down regulated in HIV-exposed babies in comparison to non-exposed babies. To our knowledge, this is the first report of HERV transcriptional activity in babies from 0-1 year-old.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por HIV
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HIV-1
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Retrovirus Endógenos
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Doenças do Recém-Nascido
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Virol
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
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Áustria