polyomavirus
noun
poly·oma·vi·rus
ˌpä-lē-ˈō-mə-ˌvī-rəs 
: any virus of a family (Polyomaviridae and especially genus Polyomavirus) of double-stranded DNA viruses that induce tumors in specific mammals
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About 80% of Merkel cell tumors are infected with the Merkel cell polyomavirus.
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Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
Yet a common virus, called Merkel cell polyomavirus, is thought to be involved in about 80 percent of cases of the cancer.
—Kay Lazar, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2023
In a small study of postmortem brain tissue last year, Persico’s group found that autistic subjects’ brains were three times as likely as those of healthy individuals to harbor a microbe called a polyomavirus.
—Adam Hadhazy, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2011
In recent years, researchers have suggested that viruses such as herpes virus-6, Merkel cell polyomavirus and Epstein-Barr could trigger LCH.
—Amitha Kalaichandran, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2020
The raccoon polyomavirus is more closely related to the human version, rather than that of animals, according to the study published in the January issue of Emerging Infectious Disease.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2013
In that case, the JC polyomavirus may become active and destroy the cells that make myelin, according to the National Organization of Rare Diseases (NORD).
—Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF, 7 Mar. 2022
Twarock’s tilings therefore applied to a wider range of viruses, including the polyomaviruses and papillomaviruses that had evaded Caspar and Klug’s classification.
—Quanta Magazine, 19 July 2017
The lab extracted and sequenced the genetic material in the sample, intending to look for an organism called JC polyomavirus that is a research interest of one of the team members.
—National Geographic, 8 Dec. 2016
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Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
Yet a common virus, called Merkel cell polyomavirus, is thought to be involved in about 80 percent of cases of the cancer.
—Kay Lazar, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2023
In a small study of postmortem brain tissue last year, Persico’s group found that autistic subjects’ brains were three times as likely as those of healthy individuals to harbor a microbe called a polyomavirus.
—Adam Hadhazy, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2011
In recent years, researchers have suggested that viruses such as herpes virus-6, Merkel cell polyomavirus and Epstein-Barr could trigger LCH.
—Amitha Kalaichandran, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2020
The raccoon polyomavirus is more closely related to the human version, rather than that of animals, according to the study published in the January issue of Emerging Infectious Disease.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2013
In that case, the JC polyomavirus may become active and destroy the cells that make myelin, according to the National Organization of Rare Diseases (NORD).
—Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF, 7 Mar. 2022
Twarock’s tilings therefore applied to a wider range of viruses, including the polyomaviruses and papillomaviruses that had evaded Caspar and Klug’s classification.
—Quanta Magazine, 19 July 2017
The lab extracted and sequenced the genetic material in the sample, intending to look for an organism called JC polyomavirus that is a research interest of one of the team members.
—National Geographic, 8 Dec. 2016
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“Polyomavirus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polyomavirus. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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