human T-lymphotropic virus type 2
human T-lymphotropic virus type 2
[′hyü·mən ′tē ¦lim·fə¦träp·ik ‚vī·rəs ¦tīp ′tü] (virology)
A retrovirus associated with at least one form of leukemia. Also known as human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 2.
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African origin of
human T-lymphotropic virus type 2 (HTLV-2) supported by a potential new HTLV-2d subtype in Congolese Bambuti Efe Pygmies.
Human T-lymphotropic virus type 2 (HTLV-2) provirus in circulating cells of the monocyte/macrophage lineage in patients dually infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and HTLV-2 and having predominantly sensory polyneuropathy.
Human T-lymphotropic virus type 2 (HTLV-II) is one of four retroviruses (i.e., HTLV-I, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 [HIV-1], and HIV-2] that are known to infect humans.
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