Can thymic epithelial cells be infected by human T-lymphotropic virus type 1?

The human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) is the cause of adult T cell leukaemias/lymphoma. Because thymic epithelial cells (TEC) express recently defined receptors for the virus, it seemed conceivable that these cells might be a target for HTLV-1 infection. We developed an in vitro co-culture...

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Main Authors: Klaysa Moreira-Ramos, Flávia Madeira Monteiro de Castro, Leandra Linhares-Lacerda, Wilson Savino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2011-09-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000600018&lng=en&tlng=en