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Making Visible HTLV Infection in a Non-endemic Area of Argentina
In Argentina, the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection has been documented mainly among blood banks with a prevalence of ~0.02–0.046% for Buenos Aires city, 0.8% for the northeast, and 1% for the northwest; both areas are considered ...
Federico R. Simioli +7 more
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HTLV-1 prevalence according to age for 386 female and 334 male community residents.
HTLV-1 infection was confirmed for 218 participants, using HTLV-1 western blots (WB) and/or HTLV-1 PCR (WB positive/PCR positive, 209; indeterminate WB/PCR positive, 8; tested by dried blood spot, PCR positive, 1).
Antoine Gessain (31917) +7 more
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Screening transplant donors for HTLV-1 and -2 [PDF]
Human T-cell leukemia virus-1 (HTLV-1) is the first pathogenic human retrovirus discovered in 1980.1 HTLV-1 causes 2 devastating diseases: adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and a neurological disorder, HTLV-1–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic ...
Willems, Luc +3 more
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HTLV-1+ subject and uninfected volunteer samples used.
HTLV-1+ subject and uninfected volunteer samples used.
David S. Rueda (7879094) +3 more
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HTLV-1 and HIV/HTLV-1 prevalence distribution by sex and age class.
The figure shows the overall prevalence of infection by age group and the prevalence of infection by sex: A) In the HIV-1/HTLV-1 coinfected population; B) In the general population at the same place.
Jeanne Sica (686072) +10 more
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Human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) causes disabling and fatal diseases, yet there is no vaccine, no satisfactory treatment, and no means of assessing the risk of disease or prognosis in infected people. Recent research on the molecular virology and immunology of HTLV-1 shows the importance of the host's immune response in reducing the risk of ...
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The roles of acquired and innate immunity in human T-cell leukemia virus type 1-mediated diseases
Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) causes adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis in small subsets of HTLV-1-carriers.
Mari eKannagi +4 more
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BackgroundHuman T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) causes adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL) and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy-tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) with a poor prognosis.
Akiko Kowada
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No genetic evidence for involvement of Deltaretroviruses in adult patients with precursor and mature T-cell neoplasms [PDF]
Background The Deltaretrovirus genus comprises viruses that infect humans (HTLV), various simian species (STLV) and cattle (BLV). HTLV-I is the main causative agent in adult T-cell leukemia in endemic areas and some of the simian T-cell lymphotropic ...
Hummel, Michael +9 more
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O presente estudo avaliou a ocorrência da infecção pelo HTLV-1 e seus subtipos em amostras de sangue de pacientes com diagnóstico clínico de paraparesia espástica tropical/mielopatia associada ao Htlv-1.
Lucinda A. Souza +7 more
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