Hijacking Host Immunity by the Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type-1: Implications for Therapeutic and Preventive Vaccines

Human T-cell Leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) causes adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and other inflammatory diseases. High viral DNA burden (VL) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells is a documented risk factor for ATLL and HAM...

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Main Authors: Cynthia A. Pise-Masison, Genoveffa Franchini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/10/2084