Genetic characterization of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 in Mozambique: transcontinental lineages drive the HTLV-1 endemic.

Genetic characterization of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 in Mozambique: transcontinental lineages drive the HTLV-1 endemic.

<h4>Background</h4>Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiological agent of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). It has been estimated that 10-20 million people are infected worldwide, but no successful tr...

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Auteurs principaux: Ana Carolina P Vicente, Eduardo Samo Gudo, Alena Mayo Iñiguez, Koko Otsuki, Nilesh Bhatt, Celina M Abreu, Adolfo Vubil, Dulce Bila, Orlando C Ferreira, Amílcar Tanuri, Ilesh V Jani, HTLV in Mozambique Study Group
Format: article
Langue:EN
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/b8c0fc4daa064e8389c1d96b7bea1da7
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