Many human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV-K) proviruses are unique to humans
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Many human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV-K) proviruses are unique to humans
BACKGROUND Endogenous retroviruses contribute to the evolution of the host genome and can be associated with disease. Human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV-K) is related to the mouse mammary tumor virus and is present in the genomes of humans, apes and cercopithecoids (Old World monkeys). It is unknown how long ago in primate evolution the full-length HERV-K proviruses that are in the human genom...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(99)80390-x