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Table 4

HERV-K proviruses expressed in tissues in which other members of the family are not usually expressed.

HERV-K Provirus

Tissue

ESTsa

Normal

Cancerous

C3_NT005863

pancreas

6

-

fetal liver and spleen

4

-

8p23

breast

1

-

22q11

prostate

4

1

uterus

1

-

12q24

adipose

1

-

19q13.1

eye

1

-

aNumber of ESTs observed for the provirus in the tissue.

 

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