title: Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 molecular variants, Vanuatu, Melanesia.
abstract: Four of 391 Ni-Vanuatu women were infected with variants of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) Melanesian subtype C. These strains had env nucleotide sequences approximately 99% similar to each other and diverging from the main molecular subtypes of HTLV-1 by 6% to 9%. These strains were likely introduced during ancient human population movements in Melanesia.
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa, France.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cassar
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Capuano
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Meertens
authors.forename: Eliane
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chungue
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gessain
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010802:Phylogeny; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D009514:Vanuatu / Q000453:epidemiology