Upregulation of hsa-miR-125b in HTLV-1 asymptomatic carriers and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis patients

The retrovirus human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) promotes spastic paraparesis, adult T cell leukaemia and other diseases. Recently, some human microRNAs (miRNAs) have been described as important factors in host-virus interactions. This study compared miRNA expression in control individuals,...

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Main Authors: Larissa Deadame de Figueiredo Nicolete, Roberto Nicolete, Rodrigo Haddad, Rochele Azevedo, Fabíola Attié de Castro, Yuetsu Tanaka, Osvaldo Massaiti Takayanagui, Dimas Tadeu Covas, Simone Kashima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2012-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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HAM
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000600020&lng=en&tlng=en