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ArticleJournal of neurovirology2018

Screening for viral nucleic acids in vestibular schwannoma.

Aril Løge Håvik, Ove Bruland, Mads Aarhus, Karl-Henning Kalland, Tomasz Stokowy, Morten Lund-Johansen, Per-Morten Knappskog

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Article in Journal of neurovirology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Aril Løge HåvikDepartment of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Ove BrulandCenter for Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Mads AarhusUllevål Sykehus, Department of Neurosurgery, Oslo University Hospitals, Oslo, Norway.
Karl-Henning KallandDepartment of Microbiology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Tomasz StokowyCenter for Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Morten Lund-JohansenDepartment of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Per-Morten KnappskogCenter for Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. per.knappskog@helse-bergen.no.
Haukeland University Hospital · NOUniversity of Bergen · NOOslo University Hospital · NO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To investigate if viruses are involved in the pathogenesis of vestibular schwannomas (VS), we have screened biopsies from VS patients using different molecular techniques. Screening for the presence of known viruses using a pan-viral microarray assay (ViroChip) indicated the presence of several viruses including human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV-K) and human herpes virus 2 (HHV2). But with the exception of HERV-K, none of the findings could be verified by other methods. Whole transcriptome sequencing showed only the presence of HERV-K transcripts and whole genome sequencing showed only the presence of Epstein-Barr virus, most likely originating from infiltration of lymphocytes. We therefore conclude that it is less likely that viruses are involved in the pathogenesis of vestibular schwannomas.

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AdolescentAdultAgedDNA, ViralFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuroma, AcousticRNA, ViralDNA, ViralRNA, ViralHuman endogenous retrovirus KNext-generation sequencingVestibular schwannomaViral etiologyViroChipViruses and cancer

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PMID30168016
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