Human T-cell leukemia virus type I infects human lung epithelial cells and induces gene expression of cytokines, chemokines and cell adhesion molecules
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) is associated with pulmonary diseases, characterized by bronchoalveolar lymphocytosis, which correlates with HTLV-I proviral DNA in carriers. HTLV-I Tax seems to be involved in the developm...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-09-01
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Series: | Retrovirology |
Online Access: | http://www.retrovirology.com/content/5/1/86 |