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Viruses > Oncogenic Viruses > DNA Tumor Viruses > Polyomaviridae > Polyomavirus
Viruses > DNA Viruses > DNA Tumor Viruses > Polyomaviridae > Polyomavirus

Preferred term

Polyomavirus  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Polyoma Virus
  • Polyoma Viruses
  • Viruses, Polyoma
  • Virus, Polyoma

Note

  • infection: coordinate IM with POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS (IM) + TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS (IM)

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 94; was POLYOMAVIRUSES 1978-93; was POLYOMA VIRUS 1963-77

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011120

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