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LENTIRETROVIRUS [1 record]

Record 1 1996-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biotechnology
  • Immunology
OBS

lentivirus: A slow virus belonging to the Lentivirus genus and Lentivirinae subfamily of the Retroviridae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biotechnologie
  • Immunologie
CONT

Les lentirétrovirus sont responsables de maladies dégénératives concernant le système immunitaire (déficits immunitaires, maladies auto-immunes) et le système nerveux central. Ils sont à l'origine de maladies pulmonaires et de maladies osseuses et articulaires chez les animaux. Chez l'homme, le VIH-1 et le VIH-2 sont à l'origine de l'épidémie mondiale du SIDA.

Spanish

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