Genetic characterization of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 in Mozambique: transcontinental lineages drive the HTLV-1 endemic.

• Main Authors: Ana Carolina P Vicente (Author), Eduardo Samo Gudo (Author), Alena Mayo Iñiguez (Author), Koko Otsuki (Author), Nilesh Bhatt (Author), Celina M Abreu (Author), Adolfo Vubil (Author), Dulce Bila (Author), Orlando C Ferreira (Author), Amílcar Tanuri (Author), Ilesh V Jani (Author), HTLV in Mozambique Study Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiological agent of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). It has been estimated that 10-20 million people are infected worldwide, but no successful tr...