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Sequence analysis of human T cell lymphotropic virus type I strains from southern India: gene amplification and direct sequencing from whole blood blotted onto filter paper.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Dec 1993
Nerurkar V R, Babu P G, Song K J, Melland R R, Gnanamuthu C, Saraswathi N K, Chandy M, Godec M S, John T J, Yanagihara R
Abstract excerpt
Human T cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) infection in India has been found to be associated with adult T cell leukaemia/lymphoma (ATLL) and HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) among life-long residents of southern India. To examine the heterogeneity of HTLV-...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Base Sequence
- Consensus Sequence
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Gene Products, env
- Genes, Viral
- Genetic Variation
- HTLV-I Infections
- Human T-lymphotropic virus 1
- Humans
- India
- Japan