Abstract: All seven isolates were positive for
T-->C 4783 and six, from which
env fragment was amplifiable, were also positive for
T-->C 6569.
Abstract: It is highly probable that all the isolates from Mashhadi Jews belong to the same HTLV-I lineage, although they were not typed yet for the presence of
T-->C 6569 substitution.
Abstract: The determination of the
T-->C 4783 and
T-->C 6569 markers in HTLV-I isolates of different geographical/ethnic origin may be useful for the reconstruction of the routes of HTLV-I spread from the Middle East and/or Indian subcontinent to other regions of the world and, possibly, for gaining insights into the origin of HTLV-I in Asia.
Abstract: We found previously that Kuwaiti HTLV-I isolates had two nucleotide substitutions in t