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High level of genomic divergence in orf-I p12 and hbz genes of HTLV-1 subtype-C in Central Australia.
Retrovirology - 17 Jul 2024
Hirons Ashley, Yurick David, Jansz Natasha, Ellenberg Paula, Franchini Genoveffa, Einsiedel Lloyd, Khoury Georges, Purcell Damian F J
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BACKGROUND: Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection remains a largely neglected public health problem, particularly in resource-poor areas with high burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases, such as some remote populations in Central Australia where an estimated 37% of adults are infected with HTLV-1. Most of our understanding of HTLV-1 infection comes from studies of the globally...
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