Sequence and phylogenetic analysis of human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 from Tumaco, Colombia
Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus that causes leukemia and the neurological disorder HTLV-1 associated myelopathy or tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Infection with this virus - although it is distributed worldwide - is limited to certain endemic areas of the wor...
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Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
2003-07-01
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Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000500010 |