INVESTIGADORES
BIGLIONE Mirna Marcela
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Ethnic/geographic analysis Of Human TLymphotropic
Autor/es:
EIRIN ME; BRAVI CLAUDIO; JONES L; BERINI CA; DELFINO C; BIGLIONE MM
Reunión:
Conferencia; 15th International Conference on Human Retroviruses; 2011
Resumen:
This study confirms the presence HTLV-1 cosmopolitansubtype/ Transcontinental subgroup in BA residents andshows HTLV-1 strains from individuals of Amerindianancestry closely related to references from Africa andLatin-American countries with an important afro-amerindianethnic component. Finally, these results highlightthe importance of ethnic origin of HTLV-1infected peopleand the retroviral phylogeny to understand the influenceof migration waves in the dynamics of the infectionin a specific geographic area.