title: Human T-lymphotropic retrovirus type-1 (HTLV-1) and its distribution in Asian populations.
abstract: Distribution of human T-lymphotropic retrovirus type1 (HTLV-1) among Asian populations is reviewed from an anthropological point of view. The incidence of HTLV-1 infection among New Mongoloid and Indo-Aryan populations was quite low. There were no close phylogenetic relations among HTLV-1 endemic populations. HTLV-1 has been retained among peoples who have been isolated and/or depended on a primitive mode of living.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishida
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D044466:Asian People; D017977:Deltaretrovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010802:Phylogeny; D011323:Primates; D044465:White People