Endemicity and phylogeny of the human T cell lymphotropic virus type II subtype A from the Kayapo Indians of Brazil: Evidence for limited regional dissemination

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 635-640

  Switzer, William M ^a   Black, Francis L ^b   Pieniazek, Danuta ^c   Biggar, Robert J ^d   Lal, Renu B ^a   Heneine, Walid ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 2; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; VIRUS TYPING;

EID: 0029921375     PISSN: 08892229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/aid.1996.12.635     Document Type: Article

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