Papova viruses

Papova (papilloma) viruses Carcinoma of the uterine cervix... 

Nastac E, Stoian M, Hozoc M, losipenco M, Melencu M. Further data on the prevalence of serum antibodies to papova viruses (BKand SV40) in subjects from the Romanian area with Balkan endemic nephropathy. Rev. Roum. Med.-Virol. 1984 35(1) 65-7. Radovanovic Z. Epidemiological evidence on Balkan nephropathy as a viral disease. Medical Hypotheses 1987 22 171-5. 

Immortal or Extended Life Span of Human Cells. More than 30 years ago, it was demonstrated for the hrst time that SV40 [17], a DNA tumor virus of the papova... 

Felton-Edkins, Z. A., and White, R. J. (2002). Multiple mechanisms contribute to the activation of RNA polymerase III transcription in cells transformed by papova-viruses./ Biol. Chem. ill, 48182-48191. 

This disorder is caused by papova virus infection of the brain in an immune-compromised host. Chronic immune suppression with AIDS, cancer, autoimmune disorders or transplantation, all predispose to the occurrence of this disorder. Especially with potent immune suppression for autoimmune disorders, this is becoming increasingly recognized as a complication that we need to contend with. There is some recent evidence that the disorder may not always be fatal if immune reconstitution can be achieved by the withdrawal of the offending agent and restoration of normal immune function. Of all the agents implicated to cause this disorder, the chronic use of steroids appears to take prominence over any other agent. A discussion of the many nuances of this disorder is beyond the scope of this chapter and the reader is referred to a treatise on this subject, which has been the topic of many recent reviews (Hou and Major, 2005 Eash et al., 2006). 

Ashkenazi, A. and J.L. Melnick. 1962. Induced latent infection of monkeys with vacuolating SV-40 papova virus. Virus in kidneys and urine. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 111 367-372. 

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