Adenovirus
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| Adenovirus | |
|---|---|
| Term | Adenovirus |
| Short definition | adenovirus (A-den-oh-VY-rus) member of a family of viruses that can cause respiratory, eye, and gastrointestinal infections. Non-disease-causing forms of adenoviruses are used in gene therapy. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
adenovirus - (pronounced) (A-den-oh-VY-rus) member of a family of viruses that can cause respiratory, eye, and gastrointestinal infections. Non-disease-causing forms of adenoviruses are used in gene therapy. They carry genes that can repair defects in cells or kill cancer cells
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- Medical encyclopedia article on Adenovirus
- Wikipedia's article - Adenovirus
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