Functional analysis of human T lymphotropic virus type 2 Tax proteins [PDF]
Retrovirology, 2006 Background The Tax proteins encoded by human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and type 2 (HTLV-2) are transcriptional activators of both the viral long terminal repeat (LTR) and cellular promoters via the CREB and NFkB pathways. In contrast to HTLV-1,
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HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1 (HTLV-1) AND HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 2 (HTLV-2): GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH TRENDS AND COLLABORATION NETWORKS (1989-2012) [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2016 Publications are often used as a measure of research work success. Human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type 1 and 2 are human retroviruses, which were discovered in the early 1980s, and it is estimated that 15-20 million people are infected worldwide. This
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Telomere Length, Proviral Load and Neurologic Impairment in HTLV-1 and HTLV-2-Infected Subjects [PDF]
Viruses, 2016 Short or damaged telomeres have been implicated in degenerative conditions. We hypothesized that analysis of telomere length (TL) in human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infection and HTLV-associated neuropathy might provide clues to the etiology of ...
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mSphere, 2020 Provirus mutations of human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1), mostly the lack of the 5′ long terminal repeat (LTR) genomic region, have been described and associated with severe adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), non-sense point mutations with low ...
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HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 Seroprevalence among Milk Donors in Shiraz, Southern Iran: A Letter to the Editor [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical SciencesNavid Omidifar +8 more
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Concluding Remarks for Special Issue HTLV-HIV Co-Infections
Viruses, 2023 During the early 1980s, the first 3 human retroviruses were identified: human T-lymphotropic virus 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) [...]
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Importance of a Rapid and Accurate Diagnosis in Strongyloides Stercoralis and Human T-Lymphotropic Virus 1 Co-infection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
, 2017 Strongyloides (S.) stercoralis and Human T-Lymphotropic Virus 1 (HTLV-1) share some endemic regions such as Japan, Jamaica, and South America and are mostly diagnosed elsewhere in immigrants from endemic areas.
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2021 INTRODUCTION We present a data analysis and review of recent studies regarding the laboratory diagnosis of human T-lymphotropic virus 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) infections in Brazil.
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases: from HPV to HTLV - clinical profile and associated factors [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015 : The Brazilian Ministry of Health recommends the performance of serological tests in patients with clinical signs of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. However, data are lacking to affirm the necessity of testing these patients for human T-lymphotropic ...
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Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017 The present study evaluated several techniques currently available (commercial kits and in-house assays) for diagnosing human T lymphotropic viruses types 1 and 2 in two groups of patients enrolled at HIV/AIDS specialized care services in São Paulo ...
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