Specificity of an oligonucleotide primer pair and of a single-base substitution in the amplification and detection of env gene sequences of HTLV-I variants from Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

env

Base Composition Base Sequence DNA, Single-Stranded DNA, Viral/genetics,isolation & purification Genes, env Genetic Variation HTLV-I Infections/microbiology Human T-lymphotropic virus 1/genetics,isolation & purification Humans Melanesia Molecular Sequence Data Oligodeoxyribonucleotides/genetics Papua New Guinea Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods Templates, Genetic

DNA, Single-Stranded DNA, Viral Oligodeoxyribonucleotides