Friend Retro virus studies reveal complex interactions between Intrinsic, Innate and Adaptive immunity
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A broad class of RNA viruses with an envelope makes up retroviruses. It is a member of the Retroviridae family, which is characterized by the presence of ribonucleic acid in its genetic material and deoxyribonucleic acid in the genetic material of its hosts.Friend Virus [FV] is a genus of Gammaretrovirus that belongs to the Orthoretroviridae subclass of Retrovirus. When injected into adult mice, it was determined to produce fatal leukemia, which was the initial finding made by Charlotte Friend a...
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