Sentences with phrase «endogenous retrovirus w»
Our DNA carries dozens of copies of Perron's virus, now called human endogenous retrovirus W, or HERV - W, at specific addresses on chromosomes 6 and 7.
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The virus, called human endogenous retrovirus W (HERV - W), codes for a protein that, when activated, sets off an inflammatory cascade in the brain that leads to symptoms.
Of individuals with recent - onset schizophrenia, 29 % exhibited signs of a particular family of retroviruses known as Human Endogenous Retrovirus W (HERV - W), compared with none of the control patients.