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retrovirus (ret´ro-vi″rәs)   any virus of the family Retroviridae.
 

BLV-HTLV retroviruses  a genus of the family Retroviridae; species that infect humans are human T-lymphotropic viruses 1 and 2.

human endogenous retroviruses(HERV)    retroviruslike sequences found in the human genome, thought to constitute the remains of true retroviruses that were absorbed through evolution; at least one is thought to be linked to expression of tumor cells.





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