Abstract
THE human T-cell lymphotropic viruses Type I (HTLV-I) and Type II (HTLV-II) and the bovine leukemia virus, which are members of a family of leukemogenic mammalian retroviruses, share some of the same structural and functional characteristics. HTLV-I has been implicated as the causative agent of adult T-cell leukemia, a T-cell lymphoid malignant disease endemic to southern Japan and the Caribbean area.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bovine leukemia virus has been recognized as a cause of specific lymphoid malignant diseases of cattle.9 10 11 The role of HTLV-II in human cancer is unclear. This agent is a human retrovirus with a nucleic acid sequence homology to HTLV-I…
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 372-377 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | New England Journal of Medicine |
Volume | 315 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 7 1986 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)