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Adult T-cell leukemia causes

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Adult T-cell leukemia is caused by an infection with HTLV. Common genetic mutations involved in the development of adult T-cell leukemia can be found here.

Causes

Causes

Adult T-cell leukemia is caused by an infection with HTLV. Common genetic mutations involved in the development of adult T-cell leukemia can be found here.[1][2][3]

References

References

  1. ↑ Matutes E (2007). “Adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma”. J. Clin. Pathol. 60 (12): 1373–7. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.052456. PMC 2095573. PMID 18042693.
  2. ↑ Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_T-cell_leukemia/lymphoma Accessed on November, 3 2015
  3. ↑ Human T-lymphotropic virus. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_T-lymphotropic_virus#Transmission Accessed on November, 3 2015

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