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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