Endemic infection with HTLV-IIB in Venezuelan Indians: Molecular characterization

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 458-464

  Leon Ponte, Matilde ^a   Echeverria De Perez, Gloria ^a   Bianco, Nicolas ^a   Hengst, James ^b   Dube, Syamalima ^c   Love, Jayne ^c   Poiesz, Bernard J ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b Cellular Products Inc   (United States)

^c State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Endemic infection; HTLV IIB; Venezuelan Indians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 2; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VENEZUELA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENE;

EID: 13144250186     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199804150-00011     Document Type: Article

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