Clonal Selection and Evolution of HTLV-1-Infected Cells Driven by Genetic and Epigenetic Alteration
T cells infected with human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) acquire various abnormalities during a long latent period and transform into highly malignant adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL) cells. This can be described as “clonal evolution”, in which a single clone evolves into ATL cells afte...
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MDPI AG
2022-03-01
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Series: | Viruses |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/3/587 |