title: Regarding human cytomegalovirus in neuroblastoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Medical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden; Clinical Microbiology, Skåne Regional and University Laboratories, Malmö, Sweden.
authors.forename: Ola
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Forslund
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Holmquist Mengelbier
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gisselsson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000821:virology*; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000821:virology*
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