Long Terminal Repeat Circular DNA as Markers of Active Viral Replication of Human T Lymphotropic Virus-1 in Vivo

Clonal expansion of human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) infected cells in vivo is well documented. Unlike human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), HTLV-1 plasma RNA is sparse. The contribution of the “mitotic” spread of HTLV-1 compared with infectious spread of the virus to HTLV-1 viral b...

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Main Authors: James M Fox, Silva Hilburn, Maria-Antonietta Demontis, David W Brighty, Maria Fernanda Rios Grassi, Bernardo Galvão-Castro, Graham P Taylor, Fabiola Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-03-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/8/3/80