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The landscape of persistent human DNA viruses in femoral bone.
Forensic science international. Genetics - 1 Sept 2020
Toppinen Mari, Pratas Diogo, Väisänen Elina, Söderlund-Venermo Maria, Hedman Klaus, Perdomo Maria F, Sajantila Antti
Abstract excerpt
The imprints left by persistent DNA viruses in the tissues can testify to the changes driving virus evolution as well as provide clues on the provenance of modern and ancient humans. However, the history hidden in skeletal remains is practically unknown, as only parvovirus B19 and hepatitis B virus DNA have been detected in hard tissues so far. Here, we investigated the DNA prevalences of 38 viruses in femoral...
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