Expression of human endogenous retrovirus-w including syncytin-1 in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

The pathomechanism of mycosis fungoides (MF), the most common type of primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCLs) and a malignancy of non-recirculating, skin-resident T-cells, is unknown albeit underlying viral infections have been sought for. Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) are ancient retrovi...

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Main Authors: Pilvi Maliniemi, Michelle Vincendeau, Jens Mayer, Oliver Frank, Sonja Hahtola, Leena Karenko, Emilia Carlsson, Francois Mallet, Wolfgang Seifarth, Christine Leib-Mösch, Annamari Ranki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3788054?pdf=render