Inventors:
Charles S. Cobbs - Birmingham AL, US
International Classification:
C12Q 1/70
Abstract:
The present disclosure shows human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is strongly associated with a variety of cancers in humans. In addition, the present disclosure shows a specific strain of HCMV, HDu, is associated with several types of cancer. The identification cells harboring certain strains of HCMV, such as HDu, will provide a novel mechanism to identify cells that are at risk for undergoing oncogenesis. Novel strategies for detecting HCMV are also disclosed.