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A major susceptibility locus for HTLV-1 infection in childhood maps to chromosome 6q27.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Nov 2006
Plancoulaine Sabine, Gessain Antoine, Tortevoye Patricia, Boland-Auge Anne, Vasilescu Alexandre, Matsuda Fumihiko, Abel Laurent
Abstract excerpt
Human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a human oncoretrovirus causing adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and chronic neuromyelopathy. We previously showed by segregation analysis that a dominant gene controls HTLV-1 infection through breast-feeding in children of African origin. Here...
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