Which off the following is an oncogenic retrovirus?
Correct Answer: HTLV-1
Description: Ans: A (HTLV-1) Ref: Jawetz, Mel nick & Adel bergs Textbook of Medical Microbiology, 25th Edition. 2010Explanation:* Viruses which produce tumors in either their natural host or experimental animals or induce malignant transformation in cell cultures are called oncogenic viruses.RNA virusesCANCERHCVHTLV1HIVHepatocellular cancerAdult T cell leukemiaAIDS related malignanciesDNA virusesCANCERHPVGenital tumoursOropharyngeal cancerBurkitt's lymphomaNasopharyngeal carcinomaB cell lymphomaKaposi's sarcomaHepatocellular cancerEBVHHV 8HBV
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