title: [Endogenous retroviral sequences present in the human genome].
abstract: The human genome contains a variety of elements resembling mammalian retroviruses. Most of these sequences are related to primate, murine C-types viruses, murine B-type viruses and A-type particles or HTLV. These sequences comprise at least 0.1-0.6% of human genome. They are transcriptionally active especially in human placenta, embryonic tissue and in human tumor cell lines. Endogenous retroviruses and retroviral elements represent a cellular reservoir of possibly pathogenic retroviral genes.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Genetyki Medycznej Akademii Medycznej w Lublinie.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kubiatowski
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gasowska-Giszczak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grabek-Gawłowicz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wojcierowski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020077:Endogenous Retroviruses / Q000235:genetics*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D015894:Genome, Human; D006801:Humans; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid