Simian virus 40 is present in human lymphomas and normal blood
β Scribed by Heldi David; Susana Mendoza; Tamiko Konishi; Carl W Miller
- Book ID
- 117466720
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 169 KB
- Volume
- 162
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0304-3835
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## Abstract Several studies have detected Simian virus 40 (SV40) deoxyribonucleic acid sequences in human tumor tissues, including lymphomas, mainly by the polymerase chain reaction, but these data were not confirmed by subsequent investigations. Regional differences in the distribution of the SV40
Several studies found simian virus 40 (SV40) in 47% to 83% of human mesotheliomas. Mesotheliomas are malignant tumors of the pleura and peritoneum, firmly associated with asbestos exposure. In this issue, Gazdar and colleagues [Shivapurkar et al., 1999] found that SV40 is present only in the maligna