HTLV-1 infection of myeloid cells: from transmission to immune alterations

Abstract Human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1), the etiological agent of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) and the demyelinating neuroinflammatory disease known as HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP), was the first human retrovirus to be discovered. T-cells,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brenda Rocamonde, Auriane Carcone, Renaud Mahieux, Hélène Dutartre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Retrovirology
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12977-019-0506-x