Epidemiology and etiology of gliomas

H Ohgaki, P Kleihues - Acta neuropathologica, 2005 - Springer
Gliomas of astrocytic, oligodendroglial and ependymal origin account for more than 70% of
all brain tumors. The most frequent (65%) and most malignant histological type is the …

Epidemiology of brain tumors

H Ohgaki - Cancer Epidemiology: Modifiable Factors, 2009 - Springer
Gliomas account for more than 70% of all brain tumors, and of these, glioblastoma is the
most frequent and malignant histologic type (World Health Organization [WHO] grade IV) …

The breadth of viruses in human semen

AP Salam, PW Horby - Emerging infectious diseases, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Zika virus RNA is frequently detected in the semen of men after Zika virus infection. To learn
more about persistence of viruses in genital fluids, we searched PubMed for relevant …

Population‐based study of antibody to the human polyomaviruses BKV and JCV and the simian polyomavirus SV40

WA Knowles, P Pipkin, N Andrews… - Journal of medical …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular studies suggest that the simian polyomavirus SV40 is present in the human
population, possibly introduced in contaminated polio vaccine. However, no recent …

Human polyoma virus-associated interstitial nephritis in the allograft kidney1

PS Randhawa, S Finkelstein, V Scantlebury… - …, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Background. Asymptomatic polyoma virus infection documented by urine cytology or
serology is well known, but the clinical course of biopsy-proven interstitial nephritis is not …

From ancient to emerging infections: the odyssey of viruses in the male genital tract

A Le Tortorec, G Matusali, D Mahé… - Physiological …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
The male genital tract (MGT) is the target of a number of viral infections that can have
deleterious consequences at the individual, offspring, and population levels. These …

Distinct requirements for Ras oncogenesis in human versus mouse cells

NM Hamad, JH Elconin, AE Karnoub… - Genes & …, 2002 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The spectrum of tumors associated with oncogenic Ras in humans often differs from those in
mice either treated with carcinogens or engineered to sporadically express oncogenic Ras …

Choroid plexus tumours

JEA Wolff, M Sajedi, R Brant, MJ Coppes… - British journal of …, 2002 - nature.com
Choroid plexus tumours are rare epithelial brain tumours and limited information is available
regarding their biology and the best treatment. A meta-analysis was done to determine …

Documenting the epidemiologic patterns of polyomaviruses in human populations by studying their presence in urban sewage

S Bofill-Mas, S Pina, R Girones - Applied and Environmental …, 2000 - journals.asm.org
This is the first description, to our knowledge, of the distribution of human polyomavirus and
simian virus 40 (SV40) in urban sewage. Using a nested-PCR procedure, we report the …

Cell and molecular biology of simian virus 40: implications for human infections and disease

JS Butel, JA Lednicky - Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Simian virus 40 (SV40), a polyomavirus of rhesus macaque origin, was discovered
in 1960 as a contaminant of polio vaccines that were distributed to millions of people from …