tumor virus

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Noun

tumor virus - a cell-free filtrate held to be a virus responsible for a specific neoplasm

virus - (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein

wound tumor virus, WTV - a tumor virus transmitted by leafhoppers

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tu·mor vi·rus

n. virus tumoroso, capaz de producir cáncer.

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Evaluation of these lesions showed that a large number of biopsy samples had lesions diagnosed with Group 1 oncogenic virus family related diseases (Table 2).

ESTIMATING DISEASE BURDEN ASSOCIATED WITH ONCOGENIC VIRUSES

Although HBV is considered an oncogenic virus, the mechanisms whereby it contributes to the development and/or growth of HCC remain to be fully elucidated [2].

Evidence of hepatitis b virus infection in cancer and noncancer stem cells associated with human hepatocellular carcinoma

Using cell culture studies, we have uncovered a major pathway that the infected host cell activates to prevent an oncogenic virus from causing cancer," said senior author Micah Luftig, Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology.