Conference Highlights of the 15th International Conference on Human Retrovirology: HTLV and Related Retroviruses, 4-8 June 2011, Leuven, Gembloux, Belgium

Overview

Journal Retrovirology

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2011 Nov 1

PMID 22035054

Citations 10

Authors

Fabiola Martin

Charles R M Bangham

Vincenzo Ciminale

Michael D Lairmore

Edward L Murphy

William M Switzer

Renaud Mahieux

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Abstract

The June 2011 15th International Conference on Human Retrovirology: HTLV and Related Viruses marks approximately 30 years since the discovery of HTLV-1. As anticipated, a large number of abstracts were submitted and presented by scientists, new and old to the field of retrovirology, from all five continents. The aim of this review is to distribute the scientific highlights of the presentations as analysed and represented by experts in specific fields of epidemiology, clinical research, immunology, animal models, molecular and cellular biology, and virology.

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