TABLE 2.
Detection of HTLV-1 pX region in mouse organ DNA
| Mouse no. | Result at the age ofa:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 wk
|
11 wk
|
15 wk
|
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| TH | LU | LI | SP | K | LN | H | TH | LU | LI | SP | K | LN | H | TH | LU | LI | SP | K | LN | |
| 31 | − | − | − | − | − | + | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | + | − | + | + | − | − | − | |||||||||||||
| 33 | + | + | − | + | + | + | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | + | − | − | + | − | − | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | + | + | − | + | + | + | ||||||||||||||
| 41 | + | − | + | − | + | + | ||||||||||||||
| 42 | + | − | − | + | − | + | ||||||||||||||
| 43 | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | |||||||||||||
| 44 | − | + | − | + | + | + | ||||||||||||||
| 45 | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | |||||||||||||
| 46 | − | + | − | + | − | + | ||||||||||||||
| 51 | − | − | − | + | − | + | ||||||||||||||
| 52 | NE | − | − | + | − | − | NE | |||||||||||||
| 53 | − | NE | − | + | − | + | − | |||||||||||||
| 54 | NE | − | − | − | + | + | ||||||||||||||
| 55 | + | + | − | − | − | + | NE | |||||||||||||
| 56 | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | |||||||||||||
| 57 | + | − | − | + | − | + | ||||||||||||||
| Total positive | 1/2 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 1/5 | 5/5 | 0/5 | 1/5 | 0/4 | 6/10 | 4/11 | 1/11 | 8/11 | 5/11 | 10/11 |
a
+, one or two positive results in two independent PCRs; −, negative result in two independent PCRs. TH, thymus; LU, lung; LI, liver; SP, spleen; K, kidney; LN, lymph node; H, heart.