Provirus load is lower in human T lymphotropic virus (HTLV)-II carriers than in HTLV-I carriers: a key difference in viral pathogenesis?

J Infect Dis. 2005 Apr 15;191(8):1383-5; author reply 1385-6. doi: 10.1086/429094.
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Publication types

  • Comment
  • Comparative Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Carrier State / virology*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / isolation & purification
  • Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / pathogenicity*
  • Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 / isolation & purification
  • Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 / pathogenicity*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Proviruses / isolation & purification
  • Proviruses / physiology*
  • Viral Load*
  • Virulence