| Literature DB >> 26414684 |
Charles R M Bangham1, Lee Ratner2.
Abstract
A typical person infected with the retrovirus human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) carries tens of thousands of clones of HTLV-1-infected T lymphocytes, each clone distinguished by a unique integration site of the provirus in the host genome. However, only 5% of infected people develop the malignant disease adult T cell leukaemia/lymphoma, usually more than 50 years after becoming infected. We review the host and viral factors that cause this aggressive disease.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26414684 PMCID: PMC4772697 DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2015.09.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Virol ISSN: 1879-6257 Impact factor: 7.090