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Current Perspectives in Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Infection and Its Associated Diseases
HTLV-1 viral genes are encoded in both the plus and minus strands of the provirus, which is 9 kb in size and is embedded in the host chromatin (Figure 1). HTLV-1 has two long terminal repeats (LTRs) ...
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Screening Envelope Genes Across Primate Genomes Reveals Evolution and Diversity Patterns of Endogenous Retroviruses
The manuscript provides an important assessment of the number and distribution of different retrovirus env genes present in primate genomes in the form of ancient endogenous retroviruses (ERV loci) ...
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A Review of the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Human T-Cell Lymphotrophic Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) With a Proposed Management Algorithm
Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a human retrovirus that is endemic in a number of regions across the world. There are an estimated 5–10 million people infected worldwide. Japan is ...