Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 molecular variants, Vanuatu, Melanesia |
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Authors: | Cassar Olivier Capuano Corinne Meertens Laurent Chungue Eliane Gessain Antoine |
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Institution: | Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa, France. |
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Abstract: | Four of 391 Ni-Vanuatu women were infected with variants of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) Melanesian subtype C. These strains had env nucleotide sequences approximately 99% similar to each other and diverging from the main molecular subtypes of HTLV-1 by 6% to 9%. These strains were likely introduced during ancient human population movements in Melanesia. |
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Keywords: | molecular epidemiology Human retrovirus HTLV-1 Melanesia Vanuatu |
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