RNA tumor viruses

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RNA tumor viruses are a class of retroviruses that use RNA as their genetic material and can induce cancer by integrating into host cell genomes and disrupting normal cellular regulation.

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Label	Occurrences
Rous sarcoma virus	2
RNA tumor viruses canonical	1
Rous sarcoma virus Src oncogene	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: RNA tumor viruses
Context triple: [David Baltimore, researchFocus, RNA tumor viruses]

A. Molecular Biology of Bacterial Viruses
Molecular Biology of Bacterial Viruses is a classic scientific monograph that helped establish the foundations of molecular genetics through the study of bacteriophages.
B. Principles of Virology
Principles of Virology is a foundational textbook that systematically explains the molecular biology, pathogenesis, and epidemiology of viruses and viral diseases.
C. Arenaviruses
Arenaviruses are a family of enveloped RNA viruses that primarily infect rodents and can cause severe hemorrhagic fevers in humans, such as Lassa fever, making them significant public health threats.
D. Mastadenovirus
Mastadenovirus is a genus of non-enveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses in the Adenoviridae family that infect mammals, including humans, and are associated with a range of respiratory, ocular, and gastrointestinal diseases.
E. bacteriophage T1
Bacteriophage T1 is a virulent E. coli-infecting virus historically important in genetics for studies of mutation and bacterial resistance.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: RNA tumor viruses
Target entity description: RNA tumor viruses are a class of retroviruses that use RNA as their genetic material and can induce cancer by integrating into host cell genomes and disrupting normal cellular regulation.

A. Molecular Biology of Bacterial Viruses
Molecular Biology of Bacterial Viruses is a classic scientific monograph that helped establish the foundations of molecular genetics through the study of bacteriophages.
B. Principles of Virology
Principles of Virology is a foundational textbook that systematically explains the molecular biology, pathogenesis, and epidemiology of viruses and viral diseases.
C. Arenaviruses
Arenaviruses are a family of enveloped RNA viruses that primarily infect rodents and can cause severe hemorrhagic fevers in humans, such as Lassa fever, making them significant public health threats.
D. Mastadenovirus
Mastadenovirus is a genus of non-enveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses in the Adenoviridae family that infect mammals, including humans, and are associated with a range of respiratory, ocular, and gastrointestinal diseases.
E. bacteriophage T1
Bacteriophage T1 is a virulent E. coli-infecting virus historically important in genetics for studies of mutation and bacterial resistance.
F. None of above. chosen