To investigate the genetic background of human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) and II (HTLV-II) carriers among South American native Indians, we analyzed HIA DRBI\*-DQBl\* haplotypes of the virus carriers from Andes highlands and Orinoco lowlands by the PCR-RFLP genotyping method. It was revea
Southernmost Carriers of HTLV-I/II in the World
β Scribed by Cartier, Luis ;Araya, Fernando ;Castillo, Jose Luis ;Zaninovic, Vladimir ;Hayami, Masanori ;Miura, Tomoyuki ;Imai, Joko ;Sonoda, Shunro ;Shiraki, Hiroshi ;Miyamoto, Kanji ;Tajima, Kazuo
- Book ID
- 108579707
- Publisher
- Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 369 KB
- Volume
- 84
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0910-5050
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