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Simian virus 40

Medical Definition: A species of POLYOMAVIRUS originally isolated from Rhesus monkey kidney tissue. It produces malignancy in human and newborn hamster kidney cell cultures.
Guide Notes: X ref SV40 VIRUS is from Simian Vacuolating virus; infection: coord IM with POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS (IM) + TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS (IM)

Simian virus 40 Medical Definitions and Terms

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