Document 0912
 DOCN  M9440912
 TI    Identification of human T cell leukemia virus type IIb infection in the
       Wayu, an aboriginal population of Colombia.
 DT    9404
 AU    Ijichi S; Zaninovic V; Leon FE; Katahira Y; Sonoda S; Miura T; Hayami M;
       Hall WW; Division of Infectious Diseases, North Shore University
       Hospital,; Cornell University Medical College, Manhasset, New York
       11030.
 SO    Jpn J Cancer Res. 1993 Dec;84(12):1215-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94124264
 AB    Human T cell leukemia virus type II (HTLV-II) is endemic in a number of
       native American populations and high rates of infection have also been
       demonstrated in intravenous drug abusers (IVDAs). Studies of virus
       isolates in the latter population have shown the existence of two
       closely related subtypes of the virus, HTLV-IIa and HTLV-IIb. To
       characterize the viruses present in native Americans, we analyzed by
       nucleotide sequence analysis the proviruses from the Wayu, an aboriginal
       population residing in Colombia, South America. The results showed
       HTLV-IIb infection in this population, and also demonstrated remarkable
       conservation of sequence when compared to the proviruses in IVDAs.
 DE    *Aborigines  Base Sequence  Colombia  Comparative Study  Human
       HTLV-II/CLASSIFICATION/*GENETICS/ISOLATION & PURIF  Leukemia, T-Cell,
       HTLV-II-Associated/COMPLICATIONS/*ETHNOLOGY/  *MICROBIOLOGY  Molecular
       Sequence Data  Substance Abuse/COMPLICATIONS  United States  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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