Detection of human cytomegalovirus in glioblastoma among Taiwanese subjects

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The relationship between human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and glioblastoma (GBM) has been debated for more than a decade. We investigated the presence of HCMV genes, RNA and protein in GBMs and their relationships with tumor progression. Results of quantitative PCR for HCMV UL73, nested PCR for HCMV UL144, in situ hybridization (ISH) for RNA transcript, and immunohistochemistry (IHC) for protein expression and their...

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