Impairments in social interaction and verbal and non verbal communication are among the
main features of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The causes of ASD are still unknown but …

Human endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are ancestorial retroviral elements that were
integrated into our genome through germline infections and insertions during evolution …

Cancer incidence and mortality, metastasis, drug resistance and recurrence are still the
critical issues of oncological diseases. In this scenario, increasing scientific evidences …

Over the past decade, major discoveries in retrotransposon biology have depicted the
neural genome as a dynamic structure during life. In particular, the retrotransposon LINE-1 …

Human Endogenous Retroviruses (HERVs) are ancient infection relics constituting~ 8% of
our DNA. While HERVs' genomic characterization is still ongoing, impressive amounts of …

Neural stem and progenitor cell (NSPC) maintenance is essential for ensuring that
organisms are born with proper brain volumes and head sizes. Microcephaly is a disorder in …

Human endogenous retroviruses (HERV) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of
several nervous system disorders including multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral …

The Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental
disorders, only clinically diagnosed since the lack of reliable biomarkers. Autism etiology is …

Background Melanoma is a heterogeneous tumor in which phenotype-switching and CD133
marker have been associated with metastasis promotion and chemotherapy resistance …

Transposable elements (TEs) occupy a large fraction of the human genome but only a small
proportion of these elements are still active today. Recent works have suggested that TEs …