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Gammaretrovirus

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Definition: A genus of RETROVIRIDAE comprising endogenous sequences in mammals, related RETICULOENDOTHELIOSIS VIRUSES, AVIAN, and a reptilian virus. Many species contain oncogenes and cause leukemias and sarcomas.  infection: coord IM with RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) + TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS (IM)   
Examples Leukemia Virus, Feline; Leukemia Virus, Gibbon Ape; Leukemia Virus, Murine; Reticuloendotheliosis Viruses, Avian; Sarcoma Virus, Woolly Monkey; Sarcoma Viruses, Feline; Sarcoma Viruses, Murine; Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus 		Other names Viper retrovirus; Type C Retroviruses, Mammalian; Tumor Viruses, Murine; Retroviruses Type C, Mammalian; Mammalian Type C Retroviruses; retrovirus, Viper; Viper retroviruses; Murine Tumor Viruses; Gammaretroviruses

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