Sarcoma Virus, Woolly Monkey |
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| Woolly Monkey Virus; Sarcoma Virus, Simian; Simian Sarcoma Virus | |
| 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. | |