HTLV-1 HBZ Viral Protein: A Key Player in HTLV-1 Mediated Diseases

Human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is an oncogenic human retrovirus that has infected 10–15 million people worldwide. After a long latency, 3–5% of infected individuals will develop either a severe malignancy of CD4+ T cells, known as Adult T-cell Leukemia (ATL) or a chronic and progressive...

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Main Authors: Marco Baratella, Greta Forlani, Roberto S. Accolla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
ATL
HBZ
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02615/full