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[Vertical transmission of HTLV-1 in Peru].
Human type 1 T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1) infection has been described in many areas of the world, including Caribbean countries, Japan, Africa, Oceania and South America. In this review we define the endemicity of HTLV-1 in the country proposing four epidemiological criteria. Then we discuss the core subject of the review, which is the vertical transmission of HTLV-1. This mechanism is o...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 1877
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/016191a0