Herpesviruses and oncogenesis.
Herpesviruses have been implicated in oncogenesis. They have been found to be etiologic agents in certain chicken, primate, and frog neoplasms. There is suggestive evidence that herpesviruses may contribute to the genesis of certain human lymphomas.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D001001:Anura; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000209:etiology; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000209:etiology; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D002645:Chickens; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000378:metabolism; D005815:Genetic Code; D000882:Haplorhini; D006564:Herpesviridae; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000209:etiology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000209:etiology; D008380:Marek Disease / Q000209:etiology; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D009858:Oncogenic Viruses
D000956:Antigens, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral