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CORRESPONDENCE |
RESPONSE: Re: Lack of Serologic Evidence for Prevalent Simian Virus 40 Infection in Humans
Affiliation of authors: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
Correspondence to: Denise A. Galloway, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, 1100 Fairview Ave. N, Rm. C1-105, P.O. Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109-1024 (e-mail: dgallowa@fhcrc.org)
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We agree with Vilchez and Butels comments that serology is but one of several valid methods for examining the question of whether simian virus 40 (SV40) is circulating in the general population. The utility of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods for detecting SV40