Correlation of HTLV-1 proviral load and lymphocyte proliferation from asymptomatic HTLV-1-positive patients and HAM/TSP patients associated or not to skin disorders
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عنوان ژورنال: Retrovirology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1742-4690
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-11-s1-p16