Viral/Host Networks (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

Viral/Host Networks

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Viral/host networks, including genes and RNA transcripts interact in complex ways. A pair of Herpesviruses--HHV 6A and 7--were found in greater abundance in brain samples from AD patients compared with normal brains. These viruses seem to also be implicated in the AD-related genetic networks responsible for classic Alzheimer's pathology, including cell death, the deposition of amyloid plaque and production of neurofibrillary tangles.

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Graphic by Shireen Dooling for the Biodesign Institute at ASU

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