HTLV type I (U. S. isolate) and ATLV (Japanese isolate) are the same species of human retrovirus.
Two independent isolates of human leukemia virus, human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV) and adult T-cell leukemia virus (ATLV), are shown to be the same by blotting analysis using gene-specific probes and restriction enzymes. Therefore, Japanese ATL virus and Caribbean HTLV type I, which are exogenous for human, have a common origin.
D000328:Adult; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017977:Deltaretrovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D013045:Species Specificity; D014481:United States
D004279:DNA, Viral