Higher Human T Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) Provirus Load Is Associated with HTLV‐I versus HTLV‐II, with HTLV‐II Subtype A versus B, and with Male Sex and a History of Blood Transfusion | Zendy

Edward L. Murphy | Zendy; TzongHae Lee | Zendy; Daniel M. Chafets | Zendy; Catharie C. Nass | Zendy; Baoguang Wang | Zendy; Katharine Loughlin | Zendy; Donna Smith | Zendy

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Higher Human T Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) Provirus Load Is Associated with HTLV‐I versus HTLV‐II, with HTLV‐II Subtype A versus B, and with Male Sex and a History of Blood Transfusion

Author(s) -

Edward L. Murphy,

TzongHae Lee,

Daniel M. Chafets,

Catharie C. Nass,

Baoguang Wang,

Katharine Loughlin,

Donna Smith

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/422398

Subject(s) - provirus , human t lymphotropic virus , peripheral blood mononuclear cell , virology , medicine , immunology , viral load , virus , biology , myelopathy , gene , biochemistry , genome , psychiatry , spinal cord , in vitro

High human T lymphotropic virus (HTLV)-I provirus load (VL) has been associated with an increased risk of HTLV-associated myelopathy, but little is known about variation in HTLV-I or -II VLs by demographic characteristics and risk behaviors.

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