High variability of HTLV-I in a remote population of Gabon as compared to that of a similar population of French Guiana

Authors
Moynet, D Pouliquen, JF Londos-Gagliardi, D Buigues, RP Moreau, JF Bedjabaga, I Georges, MC Talarmin, A Joubert, M Fleury, H Vincendeau, P Guillemain, B
Citation
D. Moynet et al., High variability of HTLV-I in a remote population of Gabon as compared to that of a similar population of French Guiana, VIRUS GENES, 23(3), 2001, pp. 257-261
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Molecular Biology & Genetics
Journal title
VIRUS GENES
ISSN journal
09208569 → ACNP
Volume
23
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
257 - 261
Database
ISI
SICI code
0920-8569(2001)23:3<257:HVOHIA>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
An anomalous high frequency of ATL was observed in a remote 'noir maroons' village of French Guiana. Since it is not clear if HTLV-I is responsible fo r different frequencies of disease in different geographical areas, we unde rtook a comparison of the population with a similar one located in Gabon. W e found a much higher degree of gp46 surface envelope glycoprotein sequence conservation in the Guianese village than in the Gabonese one.