HTLV-III
The human T-lymphotropic virus type III. An obsolete term for the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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- HUGO
Human Genome Organization, the international organization concerned with researching and mapping the human genes.
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