Preferred Label : herpesvirus 2, saimiriine;
MeSH definition : The type species of RHADINOVIRUS, in the subfamily GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE, isolated from
squirrel monkeys. It produces malignant lymphomas (LYMPHOMA, MALIGNANT) in inoculated
marmosets or owl monkeys.;
MeSH synonym : Saimiriine herpesvirus 2; herpesvirus saimiri; herpesvirus 2 (gamma), saimirine; herpesvirus 2, saimirine; saimiri, herpesvirus; saimirine herpesvirus 2; Herpesvirus Saimirus; Saimirus, Herpesvirus;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with HERPESVIRUS 1, SAIMIRIINE see SIMPLEXVIRUS; infection: coord IM
with HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS (IM);
UNII : txid10381;
Origin ID : D006567;
UMLS CUI : C0019376;
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Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
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UMLS correspondences (same concept)
The type species of RHADINOVIRUS, in the subfamily GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE, isolated from
squirrel monkeys. It produces malignant lymphomas (LYMPHOMA, MALIGNANT) in inoculated
marmosets or owl monkeys.