A neurotropic herpesvirus infecting the gastropod, abalone, shares ancestry with oyster herpesvirus and a herpesvirus associated with the amphioxus genome

Abstract Background With the exception of the oyster herpesvirus OsHV-1, all herpesviruses characterized thus far infect only vertebrates.Some cause neurological disease in their hosts, while others replicate or become latent in neurological tissues.Recently a new herpesvirus causing ganglioneuritis in abalone, a gastropod, was discovered.Molecular

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Renal Leiomyosarcoma: A Diagnostic Challenge

Renal leiomyosarcoma is a very rare tumor that clinically and radiographically mimics more common renal malignancies.The infrequency of the condition makes it very difficult to diagnose.A 70-year-old male smoker presented with months of hematuria, right-sided flank pain, and weight loss.Imaging revealed a 3.8-centimeter renal mass that Detergent ha

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