Retroviridae

Family of RNA viruses that infects birds and mammals and encodes the enzyme reverse transcriptase. The family contains seven genera: DELTARETROVIRUS; LENTIVIRUS; RETROVIRUSES TYPE B, MAMMALIAN; ALPHARETROVIRUS; GAMMARETROVIRUS; RETROVIRUSES TYPE D; and SPUMAVIRUS. A key feature of retrovirus biology is the synthesis of a DNA copy of the genome which is integrated into cellular DNA. After integration it is sometimes not expressed but maintained in a latent state (PROVIRUSES).

infection = RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; if discussed as tumor viruses, add TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS (IM); antiretroviral agents is likely to be ANTI-HIV AGENTS, otherwise index under ANTIVIRAL AGENTS

81; was LEUKOVIRUSES 1978-80; was LEUKEMOGENIC VIRUSES 1966-77; RETROVIRUSES, MLV-RELATED was heading 1994-96; ONCOVIRINAE was heading 1992-93, was see RETROVIRIDAE 1991; MURINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS-RELATED RETROVIRUSES & RETROVIRUSES, MURINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS-RELATED were see RETROVIRUSES, MLV-RELATED 1994-96; ONCOVIRUSES was see ONCOVIRINAE 1992-93, was see RETROVIRIDAE 1981-91; RNA TUMOR VIRUSES was see ONCOVIRINAE 1992-3, was see RETROVIRIDAE 1978-91; ONCORNAVIRUSES was see ONCOVIRINAE 1992-93, was see RETROVIRIDAE 1981-91, was see LEUKOVIRUSES 1978-80, & was see ONCOGENIC VIRUSES 1975-77; ONCOVIRUSES, TYPE C was heading 1991-93, was C-TYPE VIRUSES 1974-90 (Prov 1972-73); C-TYPE VIRUSES was see ONCOVIRUSES, TYPE C 1991-93; LEUKOVIRUSES was see ONCOVIRUSES, TYPE C 1991-93, was see ONCOGENIC VIRUSES 1975-77, was heading 1978-90, was see RETROVIRIDAE 1981-90; TYPE C ONCOVIRUSES & TYPE C ONCORNAVIRUSES were see ONCOVIRUSES, TYPE C 1991-93

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