Archives of Virology

, Volume 129, Issue 1–4, pp 357–361 | Cite as

Identification of human type D retrovirus as a contaminant in a neuroblastoma cell line

  • K. Asikainen
  • M. Vesanen
  • T. Kuittinen
  • A. Vaheri
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Summary

In this report we describe a type D virus isolated from a human neuroblastoma cell line (Paju). The viral RNA was isolated, partially molecularly cloned and sequenced. Our clones were shown to be identical to a human D-type retrovirus previously isolated from a human lymphoblastoid cell line. However, we obtained no evidence for the virus in earlier passage of the Paju cell line and therefore we must consider this isolate a laboratory contamination.

Keywords

Infectious Disease Neuroblastoma Neuroblastoma Cell Early Passage Lymphoblastoid Cell Line 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • K. Asikainen
    • 1
  • M. Vesanen
    • 1
  • T. Kuittinen
    • 1
  • A. Vaheri
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of VirologyUniversity of HelsinkiHelsinkiFinland

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