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MeSH Heading: Defective Interfering Viruses
Tree Number(s): B04.265.135
Unique ID: D000089783
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000089783
Scope Note: Naturally occurring or synthetically made defective mutant viral genomes and particles which are incompetent in independent replication and interfere with normal VIRUS REPLICATION. Some synthetic defective interfering genomes may stimulate INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE and are candidates for potential vaccine and therapeutic approaches for virus infections.
Entry Term(s): Defective Interfering Genome; Defective Interfering Particles; Natural Defective Interfering Viruses; Synthetic Defective Interfering Genome Viruses; Synthetic Defective Interfering Particles; Synthetic Defective Interfering Virus; Synthetic Defective Interfering Viruses
Public MeSH Note: 2022; see Defective Viruses 1988-2021
History Note: 2022(1988)
Date Established: 2022/01/01
Date of Entry: 2021/07/09
Revision Date: 2021/05/10

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

Defective Interfering Viruses MeSH Descriptor Data 2023