The prevalence of human cytomegalovirus DNA in gliomas of Brazilian patients

Members of the Herpesviridae family have been implicated in a number of tumours in humans. At least 75% of the human population has had contact with cytomegalovirus (HCMV). In this work, we screened 75 Brazilian glioma biopsies for the presence of HCMV DNA sequences. HCMV DNA was detected in 36% (27...

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Main Authors: Renata Fragelli Fonseca, Marcia Tie Kawamura, José Antônio Oliveira, Anselmo Teixeira, Gilda Alves, Maria da Glória da Costa Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2012-11-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000700020&lng=en&tlng=en