The simian origins of the pathogenic human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I.
At least four, and possibly six, molecular subtypes of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) exist: one is confined to Melanesia/Australia, one is ubiquitous, and the others are found only in Africa. Molecular epidemiology suggests that all subtypes arose from separate interspecies transmissions from simians to humans.
Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. vandamme@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
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D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D019974:Pan paniscus; D010215:Papio; D010802:Phylogeny; D015303:Simian T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000145:classification