Cellular Factors Involved in HTLV-1 Entry and Pathogenicit
Human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the causative agent of adult T cell leukemia (ATL) and HTLV-1 – associated myelopathy and tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). HTLV-1 has a preferential tropism for CD4 T cells in healthy carriers and ATL patients, while both CD4 and CD8 T cells serv...
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Frontiers Research Foundation
2012
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3380293/ |