Possible mechanisms underlying the association between human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and hypertension in elderly Japanese population

• Main Authors: Yuji Shimizu (Author), Kazuhiko Arima (Author), Yuko Noguchi (Author), Shin-Ya Kawashiri (Author), Hirotomo Yamanashi (Author), Mami Tamai (Author), Yasuhiro Nagata (Author), Takahiro Maeda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) activates inflammatory cascades by activating the NF-κB pathway. The minor allele of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in breast cancer suppressor BRCA1-associated protein (BRAP), which has a common etiology with HTLV-1 infection, ha...