Virology: Human leukaemia virus mimics cellular antigens

Bovine Leukaemia Virus onco-protein Tax antigen identification in human lymphomas tissue

Background: Bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) is the primary cause of enzootic bovine leukaemia which belongs to the HTLV/BLV group of oncogenic retroviruses including Human T-cell leukaemia virus types 1, 2, and 3 and simian T-lymphotropic virus. Due to daily consumption of milk, meat and other dairy by-products, a possible role in appearing human cancers can be assumed for BLV. Materials and Metho...

Differentiation antigens in acute leukaemia.

The heterogeneity of the haemopoietic cell system has been recognized for many years because of the diversity of functional and morphological differences between various cell types. This is particularly well exemplified in the clinical expression of various leukaemias where the morphological appearance, clinical presentation and response to therapy are a reflection of the leukaemic cell type. C...

Virology 101 (UNIX System Virus)

There is nothing mysterious about computer viruses. A working, but easily observable, virus can be written in a few lines of code. Although particular virus attacks may be guarded against, no general defense within one domain of reference is possible; viruses are a natural consequence of stored-program computation. Like other hazards of technology, their threat may be mitigated by cautious beha...

Varicella-Zoster Virus Virology and Clinical Management

NOTE Virology TT Virus Infection in Gibbons

TT virus (TTV) is not only an infectious agent of worldwide distribution but has also been demonstrated in various non-human primates in addition to humans. In the present study, we subjected the sera of 67 gibbons to PCR and nucleotide sequencing, with subsequent phylogenetic analysis to determine the nature of the relationship between TTV found in humans and non-human primates. We discovered ...