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TREX1 531C>T Polymorphism is Associated with High Proviral Load Levels in HTLV-1-Infected Persons.
Viruses - 19 Dec 2019
Silva Denis de Castro, Amoras Ednelza da Silva Graça, Moura Tuane Carolina Ferreira, Lopes Felipe Teixeira, Gomes Samara Tatielle Monteiro, Costa Carlos A da, Sousa Maísa Silva, Ishak Ricardo, Vallinoto Antonio Carlos Rosário, Queiroz Maria Alice Freitas
Abstract excerpt
Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) deregulates the immune system and cell cycle, resulting in loss of immune tolerance and disease, including HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Three prime repair exonuclease 1 (TREX1) maintains innate immune tolerance of the host and host-cell permissiveness to retroviral infections. TREX1 polymorphisms may influence the course of...
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