Medical Definition of Lentivirinae
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Subfamily of nononcogenic retroviruses that cause slow diseases that are characterised by horizontal transmission, long incubation periods and chronic progressive phases. Visna virus is in this group and there are similarities between visna, equine infectious anaemia virus and HIV.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lentivirinae
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