Chronic retroviruses and oncogenesis.
Chronic retroviruses are associated with both malignant and nonmalignant diseases in vertebrates. This review addresses the pathogenetic basis of neoplastic processes that have been directly or indirectly associated with chronic retroviruses.
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E.M. Papper Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33101, USA.
D000818:Animals; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics*; D011519:Proto-Oncogenes / Q000235:genetics*; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid / Q000235:genetics; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D020079:Terminal Repeat Sequences / Q000235:genetics; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000235:genetics*