Retroviruses possess a genome made of ribonucleic acid (RNA), which they transcribe into DNA using an own enzyme. DNA is then integrated into the host cell’s genome.
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The production of double-stranded DNA using single-stranded RNA as a template is reversed to the usual flow of genetic information. Therefore, these viruses are called retroviruses. Among them are viruses that can cause tumors due to their integration into the host genome. A common example for a retrovirus if the AIDSpathogenHIV.
Around 40 million people worldwide are living with HIV infection. In the United Kingdom, there are approximately 100,000 people affected. If the infection is not treated, the body will eventually be
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The Max von Pettenkofer Institute of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) has been appointed German National Reference Centre for Retroviruses. With this, it assumes central networking tasks
Some HIV-infected – and untreated children – who do not develop AIDS, control the virus in a different way from the few infected adults who remain disease-free. Scientists at LMU´s Max von Pettenkofer
