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Mason-Pfizer monkey virus

Medical Definition: A species of BETARETROVIRUS isolated from mammary carcinoma in rhesus monkeys. It appears to have evolved from a recombination between a murine B oncovirus and a primate C oncovirus related to the baboon endogenous virus. Several serologically distinct strains exist. MPMV induces simian AIDS (SAIDS).
Guide Notes: infection: coord IM with SIMIAN ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (IM) or if not so specified RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) + TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS (IM); DF: MPMV
Also Called: Simian retrovirus 1,Simian retrovirus 2
Previously Indexed: Oncogenic Viruses (1972-1976),Retroviridae (1977-1990),Vertebrate Viruses, Unclassified (1966-1971)

Mason-Pfizer monkey virus Medical Definitions and Terms

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