Abstract
An increasing number of scientific reports have described evidence for a polyomavirus, simian virus 40, in a highly select group of human tumours. How did a simian virus infect humans and is the virus a passenger in tumours or is it important in their pathogenesis?
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
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Review
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
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Disease Susceptibility
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Genome, Viral
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Humans
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Mesothelioma / etiology
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Mesothelioma / virology
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Neoplasms / epidemiology
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Neoplasms / etiology*
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Neoplasms / pathology
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Neoplasms / virology*
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Simian virus 40 / genetics
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Simian virus 40 / pathogenicity*
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Simian virus 40 / physiology*