- 作者: Hyeyoung Lee; Seon-Hee Kim; Mi-Ran Kang; Won-Bae Kim; Bo-Youn Cho; Sunyoung Kim
- 作者服務機構: a Institute for Molecular Biology and Genetics and ; b College of Medicine,Seoul National University, Korea
- 中文摘要: --
- 英文摘要: The possible association of human foamy virus (HFV) with human thyroid disorders such as Graves' disease (GD) has been a topic of controversy due to the inconsistent results reported by several groups of investigators. Here we report the investigation of the presence of HFV-related sequences in the Korean population. DNA was obtained from peripheral blood lymphocytes from 24 GD patients and 23 healthy blood donors and subjected to PCR amplification using three sets of nested primers derived from gag, env, and LTR regions of the HFV genome. Contrary to previously reported studies, our analysis identified HFV-related sequences in the genomes of both healthy individuals and the GD patients. However, the nature of the HFV genome present in each group appeared to be different. We detected all 3 regions of HFV-related sequences in 29% of the HFV-positive GD patients, while no samples in the control group amplified all three regions. This suggests that the LTR may be used as a tool for screening for HFV in GD patients. Our data favor the hypothesis of a relationship between GD and the presence of HFV-related sequences, though in a complex way.
- 中文關鍵字: --
- 英文關鍵字: Grave's disease ; Human foamy virus ; Korea; Molecular epidemiology