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Genetic Characterization of Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 in Mozambique: Transcontinental Lineages Drive the HTLV-1 Endemic

BACKGROUND: 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 treatment is availabl...

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Autores principales: Vicente, Ana Carolina P., Gudo, Eduardo Samo, Iñiguez, Alena Mayo, Otsuki, Koko, Bhatt, Nilesh, Abreu, Celina M., Vubil, Adolfo, Bila, Dulce, Ferreira, Orlando C., Tanuri, Amílcar, Jani, Ilesh V.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3075232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21532745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001038