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Sarcoma Virus, Woolly Monkey

Medical Definition: A species of GAMMARETROVIRUS producing tumors in primates. Originally isolated from a fibrosarcoma in a woolly monkey, WMSV is a replication-defective v-onc virus which carries the sis oncogene. In order to propagate, WMSV requires a replication-competent helper virus.
Guide Notes: infection: coord IM with RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) + TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS (IM); DF: SSV
Previously Indexed: Oncogenic Viruses (1966-1977),Retroviridae (1972-1977)

Sarcoma Virus, Woolly Monkey Medical Definitions and Terms

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