| macaca fascicularis papillomavirus type 1: a non-human primate betapapillomavirus causing rapidly progressive hand and foot papillomatosis. | papillomaviruses (pvs) are a group of small, non-enveloped dna viruses that cause mucosal or cutaneous neoplasia in a variety of animals. whilst most papillomas will regress spontaneously, some may persist or undergo malignant transformation. in this study, aggressive, persistent and extensive warts were observed on the hands and feet of a cynomolgus macaque (macaca fascicularis). the presence of pv in the wart biopsies was identified by immunohistochemistry and pcr amplification of pv dna. the ... | 2009 | 19264664 |