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Molecular epidemiology of human T-lymphotropic virus type II infection in Amerindian and urban populations of the Amazon region of Brazil.
Human biology - 1 Oct 2002
Vallinoto Antonio C R, Ishak Marluísa O G, Azevedo Vânia N, Vicente Ana Carolina P, Otsuki Koko, Hall William W, Ishak Ricardo
Abstract excerpt
Molecular characterization of human T-cell lymphotropic virus II (HTLV-II) isolates in North America and Europe has shown the existence of two principal subtypes of the virus, HTLV-IIa and HTLV-IIb. Subsequent studies on HTLV-II isolates from Brazil have suggested the existence of a unique variant phylogenetically related to HTLV-IIa but phenotypically similar to HTLV-IIb with respect to the transactivatory...
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