RNA-mediated tumors

Japanese: RNA 型腫瘍 - あーるえぬえーがたしゅよう
RNA-mediated tumors

...Currently attracting attention as causes of human cancer include the EB virus, which causes Burkitt's lymphoma in Africa and nasopharyngeal cancer, which is common in China, the papilloma virus, which causes cervical cancer, and the hepatitis B and C viruses, which cause liver cancer. The above-mentioned RNA tumor viruses are divided into two groups: those that cause leukemia or sarcoma shortly after inoculation (a few days to a week or two), and those that cause leukemia chronically (a few months to a year). The former viruses have oncogenes in part of their genes (collectively known as v-onc). ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "RNA tumors" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ヒトの発癌の原因としては,アフリカのバーキット型リンパ腫や中国に多い上咽頭癌の原因としてのEBウイルス,子宮頸癌の原因としての乳頭腫ウイルス,肝臓癌の原因としてのB型およびC型肝炎ウイルスなどが現在注目されている。 上に述べたRNA型腫瘍ウイルスには,接種後短期間(数日~1,2週)で白血病や肉腫をつくる群と,慢性的(数ヵ月~1年)に白血病を起こす群がある。前者のウイルスは,その遺伝子の一部に癌遺伝子をもっている(v‐oncと総称される)。…

※「RNA 型腫瘍」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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