LC control no. | sh 85094722 |
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LC classification | QR372.O6 |
Topical heading | Oncogenic viruses |
Variant(s) | Cancer-causing viruses Cancer viruses Oncoviruses (Oncogenic viruses) Tumor viruses Tumorigenic viruses |
See also | Viruses Viral carcinogenesis |
Found in | Tumorigenic DNA viruses, c1989. Wikipedia, Dec. 7, 2012 (Oncovirus. An oncovirus is a virus that can cause cancer. This term originated from studies of acutely transforming retroviruses in the 1950--60s, often called oncornaviruses to denote their RNA virus origin. It now refers to any virus with a DNA or RNA genome causing cancer and is synonymous with "tumor virus" or "cancer virus".) 2013 MeSH browser, viewed Dec. 7, 2012 (Oncogenic Viruses. Scope note: Viruses that produce tumors. UF Tumor Viruses) |