Published in Cancer Weekly, September 9th, 2008
"The aim of the present study was to elucidate the prognostic relevance of serological anti-HERV-K reactivity in melanoma patients. In a retrospective study, anti-HERV-K Gag and Env antibodies were detected in 51 of the 312 randomly selected and blinded sera from melanoma patients, but not in any of the 70 sera from healthy controls. Comparing serological HERV-K reactivity with established melanoma markers revealed a significant correlation (p =...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-09-09)
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