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Highly homologous simian T-cell leukemia virus type 1 genome in Japanese macaques: a large cohort study.
Virology journal - 30 Jul 2024
Hiraga Kou, Kitamura Tomoya, Kuramitsu Madoka, Murata Megumi, Tezuka Kenta, Okuma Kazu, Hamaguchi Isao, Akari Hirofumi, Mizukami Takuo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Simian T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (STLV-1) is a retrovirus closely related to human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1), the causative agent of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL). It has been shown that Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata, JMs) are one of the main hosts of STLV-1 and that a high percentage of JMs (up to 60%) are infected with STLV-1; however, the molecular epidemiology of STLV-1 in JMs has...
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