Human neurotropic polyomavirus, JCV, and its role in carcinogenesis
โ Scribed by Khalili, Kamel; Del Valle, Luis; Otte, Jessica; Weaver, Michael; Gordon, Jennifer
- Book ID
- 110067659
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 572 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0950-9232
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Transgenic mice harboring the early genome from the human neurotropic JC virus, JCV, develop massive abdominal tumors of neural crest origin during 6-8 months after birth and succumb to death a few weeks later. The viral early protein, T-antigen, which possesses the ability to transform cells of neu
## Abstract In human cancer, a role has been suggested for the human polyomavirus BK, primarily associated with tubulointerstitial nephritis and ureteric stenosis in renal transplant recipients, and with hemorrhagic cystitis in bone marrow transplant (BMT) recipients. After the initial infection, p