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Descriptor English: Alphapapillomavirus
Descriptor Spanish: Alphapapillomavirus
Descriptor Alphapapillomavirus
Scope note: Género de virus ADN de la familia PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE. Infectan sobre todo la mucosa anogenital y la MUCOSA ORAL en seres humanos y primates, causando neoplasias malignas y bniegnas. También se observan lesiones cutáneas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Alphapapillomavirus
Descriptor French: Alphapapillomavirus
Entry term(s): Alphapapillomaviruses
Tree number(s): B04.280.210.655.050
B04.613.204.655.050
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D052685
Scope note: A genus of DNA viruses in the family PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE. They preferentially infect the anogenital and ORAL MUCOSA in humans and primates, causing both malignant and benign neoplasms. Cutaneous lesions are also seen.
Annotation: infection: coordinate with PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; consider also WARTS
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
Public MeSH Note: 2007
History Note: 2007
DeCS ID: 52044
Unique ID: D052685
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Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 2006/07/05
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Alphapapillomavirus - Preferred
Concept UI M0488610
Scope note A genus of DNA viruses in the family PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE. They preferentially infect the anogenital and ORAL MUCOSA in humans and primates, causing both malignant and benign neoplasms. Cutaneous lesions are also seen.
Preferred term Alphapapillomavirus
Entry term(s) Alphapapillomaviruses



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