Medical Hypotheses
Volume 56, Issue 1 , Pages 24-25, January 2001

Viral inoculation for prophylaxis of polyoma virus associated diseases

Brain and Perception Laboratory, University of California, San Diego, California, USA

Received 1 November 1999; accepted 16 February 2000.

Abstract 

A number of human diseases – colon cancer (JC virus), medulloblastoma (JC virus), and neuroblastoma (BK virus) have recently been associated with human polyoma viruses. If such viral links can be proven, I suggest viral inoculation as prophylaxis against these diseases, especially colon cancer, in seropositive immunocompetent individuals.

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PII: S0306-9877(00)91280-5

doi:10.1054/mehy.2000.1280

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 56, Issue 1 , Pages 24-25, January 2001

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