Publisher's Synopsis
Human retrovirology is a rapidly advancing area of inquiry in medical microbiology and the study of infectious disease.;This volume features recent information on human T cell leukemia viruses type 1 and 2 and on the two immunodeficiency-causing retroviruses, HIV-1 and HIV-2. In addition, it presents exploratory data on animal models of human retroviruses and the search for human retroviruses associated with multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythrematosis.;The molecular biology of HTLV-1 is detailed, particularly the functions of the tax and rex proteins which have become a major focus, not only for the understanding of the function of this virus but also as models of gene regulation in eukaryotic cells.;Similiarly, the molecular genetics and functional role products of HIV-1 and 2 are discussed at length.
