Millions of people worldwide were inadvertently exposed to live - TopicsExpress



          

Millions of people worldwide were inadvertently exposed to live simian virus 40 (SV40) between 1955 and 1963 through immunization with SV40-contaminated polio vaccines. Although the prevalence of SV40 infections in humans is not known, numerous studies suggest that SV40 is a pathogen resident in the human population today. SV40 is a potent DNA tumor virus that is known to induce primary brain cancers, bone cancers, mesotheliomas, and lymphomas in laboratory animals. Association between SV40 and non-Hodgkins lymphoma. (2003) - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15202523
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 02:33:13 +0000

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