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Novel human polyomaviruses—Re‐emergence of a well known virus family as possible human carcinogens
30 Apr 2008
Abstract excerpt
Polyomaviruses belong to a family of DNA tumor viruses that frequently cause cancer upon inoculation into heterologous hosts. The rhesus monkey virus SV40 and mouse polyomavirus have been studied in particular detail. Two members of the polyomavirus family, BK and JC viruses, were identified as human pathogens more than 30 years ago. Both are oncogenic when inoculated into newborn rodents. Their possible role in...
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