Regarding human cytomegalovirus in neuroblastoma.

Summary, in English

Wolmer-Solberg et al., reported that six human neuroblastoma cell lines and the vast majority of clinical neuroblastoma samples contained HCMV DNA and expressed HCMV proteins. We could not replicate the data and therefore remain skeptical towards the prevalence of HCMV DNA in neuroblastomas.

• Author: Ola Forslund; Linda Holmquist Mengelbier; David Gisselsson Nord
• Department/s: Clinical Microbiology, Malmö; Division of Clinical Genetics; BioCARE: Biomarkers in Cancer Medicine improving Health Care, Education and Innovation
• Publishing year: 2014
• Language: English
• Pages: 1038-1040
• Publication/Series: Cancer Medicine
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 4
• Full text: - 11 kB; Download statistics
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24740962?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.243
• Document type: Journal article (letter)
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Topic: Cancer and Oncology
• Status: Published
• Research group: Clinical Microbiology, Malmö
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 2045-7634