Nucleic Acid, Antibody, and Virus Culture Methods to Detect Xenotropic MLV-Related Virus in Human Blood Samples by M. F. Kearney, K. Lee, R. K. Bagni, A. Wiegand, J. Spindler, F. Maldarelli, P. A. Pinto, W. M. Linehan, C. D. Vocke, K. A. Delviks-Frankenberry, R. W. deVere White, G. Q. Del Prete, J. W. Mellors, J. D. Lifson, V. N. KewalRamani, V. K. Pathak, J. M. Coffin, S. F. J. Le Grice

“…The MLV-related retrovirus, XMRV, was recently identified and reported to be associated with both prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome. …”
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Hepatic Differentiation of Murine Disease-Specific Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Allows Disease Modelling In Vitro by Reto Eggenschwiler, Komal Loya, Malte Sgodda, Francoise André, Tobias Cantz

“…Direct reprogramming of somatic cells into pluripotent cells by retrovirus-mediated expression of OCT4, SOX2, KLF4, and C-MYC is a promising approach to derive disease-specific induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). …”
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Bioartificial Liver Support by Vincent G Bain, Jose Luis Montero, Manuel de la Mata

“…Much controversy, however, surrounds the issue of possible transmission of pig endogenous retrovirus to humans, and current trials are being carefully monitored. …”
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Biophysical and Structural Studies on the Capsid Protein of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1: A New Drug Target? by José L. Neira

“…AIDS affects 30 million people worldwide and is one of the deadliest epidemics in human history. It is caused by a retrovirus, HIV, whose mature capsid (enclosing the RNA with other proteins) is formed by the assembly of several hundred copies of a protein, CA*. …”
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Isolation of Viral Biofilms From HTLV-1 Chronically Infected T Cells and Integrity Analysis by Coline Arone, Hélène Dutartre, Delphine Muriaux

“…The human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) is an oncogenic retrovirus that predominantly spreads through cell-to-cell contact due to the limited infectivity of cell-free viruses. …”
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Gene Therapy Approaches by Ahmed Jumaa Ahmed, Hogir Saadi

“…For gene therapeutic approaches which are focused on lifelong expression of the therapeutic gene, retrovirus, adenovirus, adeno-associated viruses are acceptable. …”
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Comparative Genomic In Situ Hybridization and the Possible Role of Retroelements in the Karyotypic Evolution of Three Akodontini Species by Naiara Pereira Araújo, Gustavo Campos Silva Kuhn, Flávia Nunes Vieira, Thaís Queiroz Morcatty, Adriano Pereira Paglia, Marta Svartman

“…FISH was also performed to assess the distribution of telomeric sequences, long and short interspersed repetitive elements (LINE-1 and B1 SINE) and of the endogenous retrovirus mysTR in the genomes of the three species. …”
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Quality of Life Patients HIV Based on Characteristic, Duration of Diagnosis, and Types Antiretroviral (ARV) by Iftikar Salma Amelia, Laili Rahayuwati, Hasniatisari Harun, Kusman Ibrahim, Ayu Prawesti, Iqbal Pramukti

“…Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the body's immune system, leading to an increase in morbidity and mortality rates in Indonesia. …”
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Using a Herd Profile to Determine Age-Specific Prevalence of Bovine Leukemia Virus in Michigan Dairy Herds by Ronald J. Erskine, Paul C. Bartlett, Todd M. Byrem, Chelsea L. Render, Catherine Febvay, Jessica T. Houseman

“…Enzootic bovine leukosis is a contagious disease of cattle caused by the retrovirus, bovine leukemia virus (BLV) and is the most common cause of malignant neoplasm in cattle. …”
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Claudin-11 regulates immunological barrier formation and spermatogonial proliferation through stem cell factor by Taichi Sugawara, Kayoko Sonoda, Nattapran Chompusri, Kazuhiro Noguchi, Seiji Okada, Mikio Furuse, Tomohiko Wakayama

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The role of human leukocyte antigen in HTLV-1 infection and progression to ATLL and HAM/TSP: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shayan Mardi, Maryam Rashidian, Fatemeh Bastan, Ghazale Molaverdi, Sayed-Hamidreza Mozhgani

“…Abstract Background Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus that leads to lifelong infection and multiple diseases, including HAM/TSP and ATLL. …”
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Machine learning for predicting Chagas disease infection in rural areas of Brazil. by Fabio De Rose Ghilardi, Gabriel Silva, Thallyta Maria Vieira, Ariela Mota, Ana Luiza Bierrenbach, Renata Fiuza Damasceno, Lea Campos de Oliveira, Alexandre Dias Porto Chiavegatto Filho, Ester Sabino

“…We analyzed data from the Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study (REDS) to train five popular machine learning algorithms. …”
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El componente racial influencia la resistencia a la infección con el virus de la leucosis bovina by C. Úsuga-Monroy, J. J. Echeverri, A. López-Herrera

“…El virus de la leucosis bovina (VLB) es un retrovirus que afecta principalmente el ganado lechero, reduciendo la producción de leche entre el 2,5 y 5%. …”
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GH inhibits ALV-J replication and restricts cell cycle by activating PI3K/Akt signaling pathway by Junliang Xia, Ling Lin, Rongyang Ju, Chengxun Xu, Guodong Mo, Xiquan Zhang

“…Avian leukosis virus subgroup J (ALV-J) is an exogenous tumorigenic retrovirus that primarily induces immunosuppression, growth retardation, decreased egg production, tumors formation, and even death in chickens. …”
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Le Bonobo : Origine des HTLV mais pas du VIH by Steve Ahuka‑Mundeke, Florian Liegeois, Valentin Mbenzo, Valentin Omasombo, Ahidjo Ayouba, Octavie Lunguya, Bila‑Isia Inogwabini, Jean‑Jacques Muyembe, Eric Delaporte, Martine Peeters

“…Cette étude vise à caractériser les rétrovirus simiens de bonobos sauvages en RDC, pays où l'épidémie de VIH a commencé.Entre 2010 et 2012, des échantillons de matières fécales de bonobos (P. paniscus) sauvages ont été recueillis sur du RNAlater® dans les différentes forêts de la RDC. …”
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Seroprevalence of Human Herpesvirus Infections in Newly Diagnosed HIV-Infected Key Populations in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Doreen Kamori, Agricola Joachim, Mucho Mizinduko, Godfrey Barabona, Macdonald Mahiti, Upendo Kibwana, Mtebe Majigo, Salim Masoud, Ambele M. Mwandigha, Takamasa Ueno, Elia Mmbaga, Eligius Lyamuya

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