Viruses Flashcards
1
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HTLV-1
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Human T-cell leukemia virus type-1, RNA retrovirus, Tax protein
2
Q
HPV
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Squamous cell carcinoma of cervix and genitals, DNA virus. Makes E6 which binds p53 and E7 which binds Rb
3
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EBV
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Herpesvirus, infects B lymphocytes. Burkitt Lymphoma, nasopharyngeal cancer
4
Q
HBV, HCV
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Hepatocellular carcinoma B=DNA, C=RNA
5
Q
HHV-8
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Kaposi sarcoma, associated with AIDS