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RNA viruses that cause cancer and their relatives, members of the retrovirus family, have the special characteristic of existing either as a regular virus spread by transfer of virions or as a cellular gene spread by Mendelian inheritance. This characteristic gives these viruses a unique biology including a possible role in normal cellular processes.
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Temin, H.M. (1980). RNA Viruses, Cancer and Development. In: McKinnell, R.G., DiBerardino, M.A., Blumenfeld, M., Bergad, R.D. (eds) Differentiation and Neoplasia. Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation, vol 11. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38267-6_25
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