Review on the Relationship between Human Polyomaviruses-Associated Tumors and Host Immune System

The polyomaviruses are small DNA viruses that can establish latency in the human host. The name polyomavirus is derived from the Greek roots poly-, which means “many,” and -oma, which means “tumours.” These viruses were originally isolated in mouse (mPyV) and in monkey (SV40). In 1971, the first hum...

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Main Authors: Serena Delbue, Manola Comar, Pasquale Ferrante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/542092
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