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Viruses > RNA Viruses > Retroviridae > Deltaretrovirus
Viruses > Oncogenic Viruses > Retroviridae > Deltaretrovirus

Preferred term

Deltaretrovirus  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • BLV HTLV Viruses
  • BLV-HTLV Viruses
  • HTLV BLV Viruses
  • HTLV-BLV Viruses

Note

  • infection = DELTARETROVIRUS INFECTIONS + TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS if pertinent

Scope note

  • A genus in the family RETROVIRIDAE consisting of exogenous horizontally-transmitted viruses found in a few groups of mammals. Infections caused by these viruses include human B- or adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA, T-CELL, ACUTE, HTLV-I-ASSOCIATED), and bovine leukemia (ENZOOTIC BOVINE LEUKOSIS). The type species is LEUKEMIA VIRUS, BOVINE.

History note

  • 2002 (1994); for HTLV VIRUSES use HTLV VIRUSES 1989-1993, use HUMAN T-CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1984-1988; for HUMAN T-CELL LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA VIRUSES & LEUKEMIA VIRUSES, HUMAN T-CELL use HUMAN T-CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1985-1988, use HTLV VIRUSES 1989-1993; for HUMAN T-CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUSES & T-CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUSES, HUMAN use HTLV VIRUSES 1989-1993

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017977

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