Development and Validation of a Rapid Screening Test for HTLV-I IgG Antibodies [PDF]
Viruses, 2022 Initial diagnosis of human T cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infections is mainly based by detecting antibodies in plasma or serum using laboratory-based methods.
Bobby Brooke Herrera +2 more
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A novel high-performance rapid screening test for the detection of total HTLV-I and HTLV-II antibodies in HTLV-I/II infected patients [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesRapid diagnosis of human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type-I and -II infections are essential for timely and cost-effective disease interventions.
Lay Sin Teoh +6 more
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Anti-HTLV antibody profiling reveals an antibody signature for HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP) [PDF]
Retrovirology, 2008 Background HTLV-I is the causal agent of adult T cell leukemia (ATLL) and HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Biomarkers are needed to diagnose and/or predict patients who are at risk for HAM/TSP or ATLL.
Mahieux Renaud +10 more
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Efficiency of indirect immunofluorescence assay as a confirmatory test for the diagnosis of human retrovirus infection (HIV-1 and HTLV-I/II) in different at risk populations [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1999 We compared the indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) with Western blot (Wb) as a confirmatory method to detect antibodies anti retrovirus (HIV-1 and HTLV-I/II).
GASTALDELLO René +4 more
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A newly identified interaction between nucleolar NPM1/B23 and the HTLV-I basic leucine zipper factor in HTLV-1 infected cells. [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2022 Liu Z +13 more
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Tuberculous meningoencephalomyelitis and coinfection with HTLV-I + HTLV-II: case report Meningoencefalomielite tuberculosa e coinfecção por HTLV-I + HTLV-II: relato de caso [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2006 HTLV-I and HTLV-II are endemic in some areas of Brazil, where an associated disease, HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) have been diagnosed in significant number of infected individuals. Tuberculosis has been demonstrated
Marcio Menna-Barreto, Denise C. Machado
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Neurological Signs and Symptoms in Human T-Lymphotropic Viruses 1 and 2 Infected Patients Living in the Amazon Region, Northern Brazil [PDF]
VirusesHTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infections are associated with various neurological manifestations, particularly HTLV-1-associated myelopathy (HAM). This descriptive, cross-sectional observational study aimed to investigate and analyze the neurological manifestations ...
Giovani Camelo do Nascimento +11 more
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Viruses, 2022 Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) screening is not mandatory in Spanish blood banks. In Catalonia, selective screening was introduced in 2008, followed by universal screening in 2011.
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Understanding HTLV-I Protease [PDF]
Chemistry & Biology, 2003 AbstractHuman T cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) is a human retrovirus that has been clinically associated with adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma, and it has been designated as a dangerous emerging pathogen by the Centers for Disease Control. Like other retroviruses, proteolytic processing of specific sites in polyprotein precursors by a retroviral ...
Shuker, Suzanne Beckham +3 more
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Importance of a Rapid and Accurate Diagnosis in Strongyloides Stercoralis and Human T-Lymphotropic Virus 1 Co-infection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
, 2017 Strongyloides (S.) stercoralis and Human T-Lymphotropic Virus 1 (HTLV-1) share some endemic regions such as Japan, Jamaica, and South America and are mostly diagnosed elsewhere in immigrants from endemic areas.
Avagnina, Alejandra +7 more
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