title: Human T lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II): epidemiology, molecular properties, and clinical features of infection.
abstract: Human T lymphotropic virus, type II (HTLV-II), infection has been shown to be endemic in a number of American Indian populations, and high rates of infection have also been documented in intravenous drug abusers in urban areas throughout the world. Although the role of HTLV-II in human disease has yet to be clearly defined, there is accumulating evidence that like HTLV-I, infection may also be associated with rare lymphoproliferative and neurological disorders. In this article we review and summarize the epidemiology, molecular properties and clinical features of HTLV-II infection.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Medical Virology, Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ishak
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Novoa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Eiraku
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: M da C
authors.initials: Mda C
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Ishak
authors.forename: O da C
authors.initials: Oda C
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Monken
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurata
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D016356:Gene Products, tax / Q000737:chemistry; D015491:HTLV-II Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D015367:Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid / Q000235:genetics; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D016356:Gene Products, tax