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Polyomavirus

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Definition: A genus of potentially oncogenic viruses of the family POLYOMAVIRIDAE. These viruses are normally present in their natural hosts as latent infections. The virus is oncogenic in hosts different from the species of origin.  infection: coordinate IM with POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS (IM) + TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS (IM)   
Examples BK Virus; JC Virus; Merkel cell polyomavirus; Simian virus 40 		Other names Murine polyomavirus; Bovine polyomavirus; polyomaviruses, Murine; polyomaviruses, Hamster; polyomaviruses, Bovine; polyomavirus, Murine; polyomavirus, Hamster; polyomavirus, Bovine; Viruses, Polyoma; Virus, Polyoma; Polyomaviruses; Murine polyomaviruses; Hamster polyomaviruses; Bovine polyomaviruses; Polyoma Viruses; Polyoma Virus; Hamster polyomavirus
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
VP2 protein, Polyomavirus  0   *Capsid Proteins Polyomavirus.
polyoma peptide antigen MT162-176  122560-16-1   *Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming *Peptides Polyomavirus. Int J Cancer 1992 Jul 30;51(6):968-72

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