title: [Retroviruses, human tumors and autoimmune diseases].
abstract: Retroviruses are known to cause a variety of naturally occurring disorders in animals. These include various types of cancer, immune deficiencies, and degenerative and autoimmune disorders. In man, retroviruses are the causal agents of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and AIDS. In addition, serologic evidence suggests the involvement of retroviruses in a variety of other human disorders including leukemias and lymphomas, and autoimmune as well as psychiatric and neurologic disorders.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D006800:Deltaretrovirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000209:etiology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D012192:Retroviridae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary
vernacular_title: Retroviren, menschliche Tumoren und Autoimmunerkrankungen.