We report the identification and characterization of a new variant of HTLV-I in an African patient with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL). Proviral sequences were detected by Southern blot analysis in three T-cell lines established from this patient's peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) and lymph-
Establishment of an etiologic relationship between the human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus (HTLV) and adult T-cell leukemia
β Scribed by Robert-Guroff, Marjorie ;Gallo, Robert C.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1983
- Weight
- 742 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-0584
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