LACK OF ASSOCIATION OF HUMAN POLYOMAVIRUSES WITH HUMAN BRAIN-TUMORS

被引:47
作者
ARTHUR, RR
GROSSMAN, SA
RONNETT, BM
BIGNER, SH
VOGELSTEIN, B
SHAH, KV
机构
[1] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV, SCH HYG & PUBL HLTH, DEPT IMMUNOL & INFECT DIS, BALTIMORE, MD 21205 USA
[2] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT PATHOL, BALTIMORE, MD 21205 USA
[3] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV, CTR ONCOL, BALTIMORE, MD 21205 USA
关键词
POLYOMAVIRUSES; BKV; JCV; BRAIN TUMORS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PCR;
D O I
10.1007/BF01057961
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Brain tumors, primarily glioblastoma multiforme, were examined for the presence of BKV DNA. DNAs extracted from 33 fresh-frozen tumors and from an additional 47 paraffin-embedded tumor tissues were tested for BKV sequences using two different primer pairs. One primer pair amplified highly conserved sequences in the early region coding for BKV and JCV T antigens. The other primer pair amplified the regulatory region of BKV-IR, a variant previously associated with human brain tumors. None of the tumors were positive for BKV or JCV DNA.
引用
收藏
页码:55 / 58
页数:4
相关论文
共 27 条
  • [1] DETECTION OF BK-VIRUS AND JC-VIRUS IN URINE AND BRAIN-TISSUE BY THE POLYMERASE CHAIN-REACTION
    ARTHUR, RR
    DAGOSTIN, S
    SHAH, KV
    [J]. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 1989, 27 (06) : 1174 - 1179
  • [2] BAKER SJ, 1990, CANCER RES, V50, P7717
  • [3] DNA-SEQUENCES SIMILAR TO THOSE OF SIMIAN VIRUS-40 IN EPENDYMOMAS AND CHOROID-PLEXUS TUMORS OF CHILDHOOD
    BERGSAGEL, DJ
    FINEGOLD, MJ
    BUTEL, JS
    KUPSKY, WJ
    GARCEA, RL
    [J]. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 1992, 326 (15) : 988 - 993
  • [4] BIGNER SH, 1988, CANCER RES, V48, P405
  • [5] RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENE AMPLIFICATION AND CHROMOSOMAL DEVIATIONS IN MALIGNANT HUMAN GLIOMAS
    BIGNER, SH
    WONG, AJ
    MARK, J
    MUHLBAIER, LH
    KINZLER, KW
    VOGELSTEIN, B
    BIGNER, DD
    [J]. CANCER GENETICS AND CYTOGENETICS, 1987, 29 (01) : 165 - 170
  • [6] BOYLE P, 1990, LANCER, V88, P1594
  • [7] ONCOGENICITY OF BK VIRUS FOR IMMUNOSUPPRESSED HAMSTERS
    CORALLINI, A
    ALTAVILLA, G
    CARRA, L
    GROSSI, MP
    FEDERSPIL, G
    CAPUTO, A
    NEGRINI, M
    BARBANTIBRODANO, G
    [J]. ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY, 1982, 73 (3-4) : 243 - 253
  • [8] ASSOCIATION OF BK VIRUS WITH HUMAN-BRAIN TUMORS AND TUMORS OF PANCREATIC-ISLETS
    CORALLINI, A
    PAGNANI, M
    VIADANA, P
    SILINI, E
    MOTTES, M
    MILANESI, G
    GERNA, G
    VETTOR, R
    TRAPELLA, G
    SILVANI, V
    GAIST, G
    BARBANTIBRODANO, G
    [J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER, 1987, 39 (01) : 60 - 67
  • [9] CORALLINI A, 1978, J NATL CANCER I, V61, P875
  • [10] ASSOCIATION OF POLYOMAVIRUS-JC, POLYOMAVIRUS-SV40, AND POLYOMAVIRUS-BK WITH HUMAN-BRAIN TUMORS
    DORRIES, K
    LOEBER, G
    MEIXENSBERGER, J
    [J]. VIROLOGY, 1987, 160 (01) : 268 - 270