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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-12-19
pubmed:databankReference
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pubmed:abstractText
Molecular studies have demonstrated the existence of two major subtypes of human T cell leukemia virus type II: HTLV-IIa and HTLV-IIb. In attempts to further classify this family of viruses we have carried out nucleotide sequence and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of the long terminal repeat (LTR), a region that has been shown in previous studies to have the greatest intra- and intersubtype genomic divergence. Analysis of the nucleotide sequences suggested the existence of distinct phylogenetic groups in each subtype and, on the basis of predicted differences in restriction endonuclease sites, RFLP analysis allowed the identification of four groups within the IIa subtype (a1-a4) and six within the IIb subtype (b1-b6). Nucleotide sequence analysis also suggested the possible existence of HTLV-II quasispecies. However, this appeared not to be significant, and preliminary studies suggest that these would not be expected to influence the results of RFLP analysis appreciably. The validity of the RFLP method was demonstrated in an analysis of 36 randomly chosen samples from HTLV-II seropositive blood donors from the New York City Blood Center, where it could be shown that all could be successfully classified. Moreover, the RFLP analysis correctly matched the viruses in donors and recipients of contaminated blood in four situations in which HTLV-II was inadvertently transmitted by transfusion. RFLP analysis of the LTR appears to be a rapid and reliable method by which to identify HTLV-II infection. This should prove useful in studies of the epidemiology and the characterization of viruses present both in nonindigenous and indigenous populations.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0889-2229
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
625-36
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Nucleotide sequence and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the long terminal repeat of human T cell leukemia virus type II.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Virology, Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't