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. 1991 Mar;87(3):761–766. doi: 10.1172/JCI115078

Molecular biology of the type I human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV-I) and adult T-cell leukemia.

M R Smith 1, W C Greene 1
PMCID: PMC329862  PMID: 1999493

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