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Preferred term

Human T-lymphotropic virus 2  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • HTLV-2
  • HTLV-II
  • Human T Cell Leukemia Virus II
  • Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus II
  • Human T Lymphotropic Virus II
  • Human T-Lymphotropic Virus II
  • Leukemia Virus II, Human T Cell
  • Leukemia Virus II, Human T-Cell
  • T Cell Leukemia Virus II, Human
  • T-Cell Leukemia Virus II, Human

Note

  • infection = HTLV-II INFECTIONS

Scope note

  • A strain of PRIMATE T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 2 that can transform normal T-lymphocytes and can replicate in both T- and B-cell lines. The virus is related to but distinct from HTLV-1.

History note

  • 2002 (1989)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015367

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