title: Provirus load is lower in human T lymphotropic virus (HTLV)-II carriers than in HTLV-I carriers: a key difference in viral pathogenesis?
authors.forename: Michie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hisada
authors.forename: Wendell J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Miley
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Biggar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002353:Carrier State / Q000821:virology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D015367:Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011533:Proviruses / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D019562:Viral Load; D014774:Virulence