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[Host-leukemogenic virus relation: genetic control of the appearance of leukemia]. 1975

J P Lévy

A complex genetic system controls the susceptibility to virus induced leukemia. A good example is provided by AKR mice in which several genes acting in association are involved. The control is demonstrable at several levels: a) virus expression, b) virus replication, c) antitumor immune response. In addition one or two other genes could be involved. The "Leukemia-permissive" genotype would be probably rarely present and the AKR provides the model of a mice in which all genetic locus bear the permissive alleles.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007938	Leukemia	A progressive, malignant disease of the blood-forming organs, characterized by distorted proliferation and development of leukocytes and their precursors in the blood and bone marrow. Leukemias were originally termed acute or chronic based on life expectancy but now are classified according to cellular maturity. Acute leukemias consist of predominately immature cells; chronic leukemias are composed of more mature cells. (From The Merck Manual, 2006)	Leucocythaemia,Leucocythemia,Leucocythaemias,Leucocythemias,Leukemias
D007942	Leukemia, Experimental	Leukemia induced experimentally in animals by exposure to leukemogenic agents, such as VIRUSES; RADIATION; or by TRANSPLANTATION of leukemic tissues.	Experimental Leukemia,Experimental Leukemias,Leukemia Model, Animal,Leukemias, Experimental,Animal Leukemia Model,Animal Leukemia Models,Leukemia Models, Animal
D008806	Mice, Inbred AKR	An inbred strain of mouse that is widely used in IMMUNOLOGY studies and cancer research.	Mice, AKR,Mouse, AKR,Mouse, Inbred AKR,AKR Mice,AKR Mice, Inbred,AKR Mouse,AKR Mouse, Inbred,Inbred AKR Mice,Inbred AKR Mouse
D009052	Leukemia Virus, Murine	Species of GAMMARETROVIRUS, containing many well-defined strains, producing leukemia in mice. Disease is commonly induced by injecting filtrates of propagable tumors into newborn mice.	Graffi Virus,Graffi's Chloroleukemic Strain,Leukemia Viruses, Murine,Mouse Leukemia Viruses,Murine Leukemia Virus,Murine Leukemia Viruses,Graffi Chloroleukemic Strain,Graffis Chloroleukemic Strain,Leukemia Viruses, Mouse
D009154	Mutation	Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations.	Mutations
D002471	Cell Transformation, Neoplastic	Cell changes manifested by escape from control mechanisms, increased growth potential, alterations in the cell surface, karyotypic abnormalities, morphological and biochemical deviations from the norm, and other attributes conferring the ability to invade, metastasize, and kill.	Neoplastic Transformation, Cell,Neoplastic Cell Transformation,Transformation, Neoplastic Cell,Tumorigenic Transformation,Cell Neoplastic Transformation,Cell Neoplastic Transformations,Cell Transformations, Neoplastic,Neoplastic Cell Transformations,Neoplastic Transformations, Cell,Transformation, Cell Neoplastic,Transformation, Tumorigenic,Transformations, Cell Neoplastic,Transformations, Neoplastic Cell,Transformations, Tumorigenic,Tumorigenic Transformations
D004279	DNA, Viral	Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of viruses.	Viral DNA
D005838	Genotype	The genetic constitution of the individual, comprising the ALLELES present at each GENETIC LOCUS.	Genogroup,Genogroups,Genotypes
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia