<it>In vivo </it>expression of the HBZ gene of HTLV-1 correlates with proviral load, inflammatory markers and disease severity in HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP)
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Recently, human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) basic leucine zipper factor (HBZ), encoded from a minus strand mRNA was discovered and was suggested to play an important role in adult T cell leukemia (ATL) development. However,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-02-01
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Series: | Retrovirology |
Online Access: | http://www.retrovirology.com/content/6/1/19 |