title: MW polyomavirus and STL polyomavirus present in tonsillar tissues from children with chronic tonsillar disease.
abstract: We aimed to explore the frequency of all 13 human polyomaviruses (HPyVs), especially MW polyomavirus (MWPyV) and STL polyomavirus (STLPyV), in tonsillar tissues from Chinese children with chronic tonsillar disease. We examined 99 swabs from mucosal surfaces of palatine tonsils, in which six HPyVs were detected. MWPyV and STLPyV were each detected in two samples. This provides new evidence for the hypothesis that the lymphoid system may play a role in HPyV infection and persistence. We need to define their role in tonsillar disease in the future.
authors.affiliation: MOH Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: pengjp@gmail.com.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: MOH Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: MOH Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: MOH Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: zdsys@vip.sina.com.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011120:Polyomavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*
keywords: Chronic tonsillar disease; MW polyomavirus; STL polyomavirus; human polyomavirus; tonsillar tissue