Distinct functions of HTLV-1 Tax1 from HTLV-2 Tax2 contribute key roles to viral pathogenesis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>While the human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiologic agent of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL), to date, its close relative HTLV-2 is not associated with ATL or other types of malignancies. Accumulating evidence shows that HTLV-1 Tax1 and HT...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Retrovirology |
| Online Access: | http://www.retrovirology.com/content/6/1/117 |