Table 4.
Properties of viruses implicated in human cancers
| Virus | Viral Taxonomy | Genome | Human Cancers |
|---|---|---|---|
| BKV | Polyomaviridae | dsDNA ~5.2 kb | Prostate? |
| JCV | Polyomaviridae | dsDNA ~5.2 kb | Brain? |
| SV40 | Polyomaviridae | dsDNA ~5.2 kb | Brain, bone, mesothelioma? |
| HERVs | Retroviridae | dsRNA/DNA? | Seminomas, breast, ovarian, melanoma? |
| HMTV | Retroviridae | dsRNA/DNA? | Breast? |
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| TTV | Circoviridae | ssDNA 3.8 kb | Gastrointestinal, lung, breast, and myleoma? |
BKV, BK virus; HERVs, human endogenous retroviruses; HMTV, human mammary tumor virus; JCV, JC virus; SV40, simian virus 40; TTV, Torque Teno virus