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XMRV-infected stromal cells
A novel gammaretrovirus, XMRV, has been identified in a set of tumor samples from patients with prostate cancer. XMRV was found almost exclusively in prostates of men homozygous for a common RNase L variant, R462Q, previously associated with increased risk of prostate cancer (see Urisman et al).
Image Credit: XMRV-infected stromal cells are detected in prostate tumor sections by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Green represents XMRV nucleic acid, and blue represents DAPI-stained nuclei. Photo by Ross J. Molinaro.
Citation: (2006) PLoS Pathogens Issue Image | Vol. 2(3) March 2006. PLoS Pathog 2(3): ev02.i03. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.ppat.v02.i03
Published: March 31, 2006
Copyright: © 2006 Urisman et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
A novel gammaretrovirus, XMRV, has been identified in a set of tumor samples from patients with prostate cancer. XMRV was found almost exclusively in prostates of men homozygous for a common RNase L variant, R462Q, previously associated with increased risk of prostate cancer (see Urisman et al).
Image Credit: XMRV-infected stromal cells are detected in prostate tumor sections by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Green represents XMRV nucleic acid, and blue represents DAPI-stained nuclei. Photo by Ross J. Molinaro.