Simian virus 40 in human cancers

RA Vilchez, CA Kozinetz, AS Arrington… - The American journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Many studies have reported the presence of simian virus 40 (SV40)
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or protein in human brain tumors and bone cancers, malignant …

Immunization safety review: SV40 contamination of polio vaccine and cancer

MC McCormick, DA Almario, K Stratton - 2003 - books.google.com
The Immunization Safety Review Committee was established by the Institute of Medicine
(IOM) to evaluate the evidence on possible causal associations between immunizations and …

Association of SV40 with human tumors

G Klein, A Powers, C Croce - Oncogene, 2002 - nature.com
In 1994, PCR and protein studies suggested that SV40 DNA sequences and proteins were
present in 29/48 (60%) USA human mesothelioma samples. Sequence analysis confirmed …

SV40 enhances the risk of malignant mesothelioma among people exposed to asbestos: a molecular epidemiologic case-control study

A Cristaudo, R Foddis, A Vivaldi, R Buselli, V Gattini… - Cancer research, 2005 - AACR
We conducted a case-control study on asbestos exposure and presence of SV40 in tumor
samples of malignant mesotheliomas (MMs) and bladder urotheliomas (BUs). PCR analysis …

Association of SV40 with human tumours

B Jasani, A Cristaudo, SA Emri, AF Gazdar… - Seminars in cancer …, 2001 - Elsevier
SV40 was discovered as a contaminant of poliovirus vaccines that were inadvertently
administered to millions of people in Europe and the United States between 1955 and 1963 …

Non-asbestos related diffuse malignant mesothelioma.

M Huncharek - Tumori, 2002 - europepmc.org
Aims The association between asbestos exposure and the development of malignant
mesothelioma is well known. Nonetheless, a proportion of patients suffering from this …

Simian virus 40 and human tumors: It is time to study mechanisms

M Carbone - Journal of cellular biochemistry, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Reappraisal of the strong association between simian virus 40 and human malignant mesothelioma of the pleura (Belgium)

R Hübner, E Van Marck - Cancer Causes & Control, 2002 - Springer
Objective: The frequent association of a monkey oncogenic virus, simian virus 40 (SV40),
with pleural mesothelioma and the proposed transmission of the virus from contaminated …

Mesothelioma mortality in Europe: impact of asbestos consumption and simian virus 40

K Leithner, A Leithner, H Clar, A Weinhaeusel… - Orphanet Journal of …, 2006 - Springer
Background It is well established that asbestos is the most important cause of mesothelioma.
The role of simian virus 40 (SV40) in mesothelioma development, on the other hand …

SV40 and human tumors

AS Arrington, JS Butel - Human polyomaviruses: molecular and …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Simian virus 40 (SV40) is a potent tumor virus in rodent models and is able to
transform various types of cells in tissue culture. The virus was inadvertently distributed to …