Lack of association of human polyomaviruses with human brain tumors
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Neuro-Oncology
- Vol. 20 (1), 55-58
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01057961
Abstract
Brain tumors, primarily glioblastoma multiforme, were examined for the presence of BKV DNA. DNAs extracted from 33 fresh-frozen tumors and from an additional 47 paraffin-embedded tumor tissues were tested for BKV sequences using two different primer pairs. One primer pair amplified highly conserved sequences in the early region coding for BKV and JCV T antigens. The other primer pair amplified the regulatory region of BKV-IR, a variant previously associated with human brain tumors. None of the tumors were positive for BKV or JCV DNA.Keywords
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