Molecular characterization of human T cell leukemia virus type 1 subtypes in a group of infected individuals diagnosed in Portugal and Spain

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 317-322

  Pádua, Elizabeth ^a   Rodés, Berta ^b   Pérez Piñar, Teresa ^b,c   Silva, Ana Filipa ^a   Jiménez, Victoria ^b   Ferreira, Filipa ^d   Toro, Carlos ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AMERICA; SPAIN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TYPING;

ADULT; AGED; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENES, ENV; GENETIC VARIATION; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR TYPING; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL; SPAIN; TERMINAL REPEAT SEQUENCES;

EID: 79952593825     PISSN: 08892229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/aid.2010.0195     Document Type: Article

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