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RESPONSE: More About: 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 appreciate the interest and comments of Drs. ONeill and Greenlee in regard to our recently published article (1). They suggest that simian virus 40 (SV40) DNA, or chimeric SV40/BKV genomes, are able to be pseudotyped by other polyomavirus capsids. The potential for SV40 DNA to be pseudotyped by the structural