Retroviridae

"Retroviridae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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).

Descriptor ID	D012190
MeSH Number(s)	B04.613.807 B04.820.650
Concept/Terms	Retroviridae Retroviridae Retroviruses Retrovirus Oncornaviruses Oncornaviruses Oncornavirus RNA Tumor Viruses RNA Tumor Virus Tumor Virus, RNA Tumor Viruses, RNA Virus, RNA Tumor Viruses, RNA Tumor Oncovirinae Oncoviruses Oncovirus Type C Oncoviruses Type C Oncoviruses Leukoviruses Leukovirus Oncoviruses, Type C C Oncovirus, Type C Oncoviruses, Type Oncovirus, Type C Type C Oncovirus Leukemogenic Viruses Leukemogenic Viruses Leukemogenic Virus Virus, Leukemogenic Viruses, Leukemogenic

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Retroviridae".

Organisms [B]
Viruses [B04]
Oncogenic Viruses [B04.613]
Retroviridae [B04.613.807]
RNA Viruses [B04.820]
Retroviridae [B04.820.650]

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