Journal:
:iranian journal of basic medical sciences
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atefeh yari microbiology and virology research center, ghaem hospital, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran
virology department, public health school, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
seyyed abdolrahim rezaee immunology research center, faculty of medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran
narges valizadeh inflammation and inflammatory diseases research center, faculty of medicine, mashhad university of medical science, mashhad, iran
taraneh rajaee inflammation and inflammatory diseases research center, faculty of medicine, mashhad university of medical science, mashhad, iran
seyyed mohammad jazayeri virology department, public health school, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
mojdeh soltani virology department, public health school, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
objective(s):htlv-1 is the first human retrovirus that has been recognized and is associated with ham/tsp and atll. studies have shown that less than five percent of htlv-1 infected carriers develop ham/tsp or atll and about ninety-five percent remain asymptomatic. therefore, the proviral load with tax may affect cellular genes such as cytokines and oncogenes, as well as involve in pathogenicit...