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Wip1 and p53 contribute to HTLV-1 Tax-induced tumorigenesis.
Retrovirology - 21 Dec 2012
Zane Linda, Yasunaga Junichiro, Mitagami Yu, Yedavalli Venkat, Tang Sai-Wen, Chen Chia-Yen, Ratner Lee, Lu Xiongbin, Jeang Kuan-Teh
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human T-cell Leukemia Virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infects 20 million individuals world-wide and causes Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma (ATLL), a highly aggressive T-cell cancer. ATLL is refractory to treatment with conventional chemotherapy and fewer than 10% of afflicted individuals survive more than 5 years after diagnosis. HTLV-1 encodes a viral oncoprotein, Tax, that functions in transforming...
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