Ancient, independent evolution and distinct molecular features of the novel human T-lymphotropic virus type 4.
BACKGROUND: Human T-lymphotropic virus type 4 (HTLV-4) is a new deltaretrovirus recently identified in a primate hunter in Cameroon. Limited sequence analysis previously showed that HTLV-4 may be distinct from HTLV-1, HTLV-2, and HTLV-3, and their simian counterparts, STLV-1, STLV-2, and STLV-3, re...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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