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Human T-lymphotropic virus 2
HTLV-2 | HTLV-II | Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus II | Human T-Lymphotropic Virus II | Leukemia Virus II, Human T-Cell | T-Cell Leukemia Virus II, Human | Human T Cell Leukemia Virus II | Human T Lymphotropic Virus II
A strain of PRIMATE T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 2 that can transform normal T-lymphocytes and can replicate in both T- and B-cell lines. The virus is related to but distinct from HTLV-1. It is associated with T-cell hairy cell leukemia (LEUKEMIA, T-CELL, HTLV-II-ASSOCIATED), a relatively benign disease. |
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