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Editorial
. 2024 Jul 8:14:1449864.
doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1449864. eCollection 2024.

Editorial: The evolution, characterization, and role of human endogenous retroviruses in health and diseases

Lei Jia #  1 , Yanmei Song #  1   2 , Mingyue Chen  3 , Richard Y Zhao  4 , Lin Li  1
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Editorial: The evolution, characterization, and role of human endogenous retroviruses in health and diseases

Lei Jia et al. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. .
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Keywords: endogenous retroviruses; evolution; health and diseases; molecular mechanism; regulatory role.

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