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Review
. 1998 Dec;6(12):477-83.
doi: 10.1016/s0966-842x(98)01406-1.

The simian origins of the pathogenic human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I

A M Vandamme  1 , M Salemi, J Desmyter
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The simian origins of the pathogenic human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I

A M Vandamme et al. Trends Microbiol. 1998 Dec.

Abstract

At least four, and possibly six, molecular subtypes of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) exist: one is confined to Melanesia/Australia, one is ubiquitous, and the others are found only in Africa. Molecular epidemiology suggests that all subtypes arose from separate interspecies transmissions from simians to humans.

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