Evaluation of HTLV-1 activity in HAM/TSP patients using proviral load and Tax mRNA expression after In Vitro lymphocyte activation

Objective(s):HTLV-1 is the first human retrovirus that has been recognized and is associated with HAM/TSP and ATLL. Studies have shown that less than five percent of HTLV-1 infected carriers develop HAM/TSP or ATLL and about ninety-five percent remain asymptomatic. Therefore, the proviral load with...

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Main Authors: Atefeh Yari, Seyyed Abdolrahim Rezaee, Narges Valizadeh, Taraneh Rajaee, Seyyed Mohammad Jazayeri, Mojdeh Soltani, Mehdi Norouzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2014-07-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ijbms.mums.ac.ir/pdf_3033_c4ddba505aa4b0b02e9884929a7d4c49.html