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The first human retroviruses: are there others?

Microbiol Sci. 1985;2(4):97-8, 101-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/91026543
Gallo RC; Reitz MS Jr; Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, National Cancer Institute,; Bethesda, Maryland 20205.

Abstract: Three related, but very different, retroviruses have recently been identified in man. Human T-cell leukaemia virus (HTLV) type I apparently causes adult T-cell leukaemia. HTLV type II has been isolated only rarely and has not been identified with a disease. HTLV type III is very likely the causative agent in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*MICROBIOLOGY Human *HIV *HTLV-I *HTLV-II Leukemia-Lymphoma, T-Cell, Acute, HTLV-I-Associated/*MICROBIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIALKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/KWDmicrobiologyhumanKWDhivKWDhtlv-iKWDhtlv-iileukemia-lymphoma,t-cell,acute,htlv-i-associated/KWDmicrobiologyjournalarticlereviewreview,tutorial
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