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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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HTLV-I Uveitis: A Distinct Clinical Entity Caused by HTLV-I [PDF]
Japanese Journal of Cancer Research, 1992 Seroepidemiological, clinical and virological studies were carried out in an HTLV‐I endemic area to find out if HTLV‐I caused an intraocular inflammatory disorder, uveitis. The seroprevalence in patients with uveitis without defined etiologies (62/175, 35.4%) was significantly higher than that in patients with non‐uveitic ocular diseases (42/261, 16.1%)
Toshiki Watanabe, Manabu Mochizuki
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Neuroimmunity of HTLV-I Infection [PDF]
Journal of NeuroImmune Pharmacology, 2010 Human T-lymphotrophic virus type I (HTLV-I) is an oncogenic retrovirus and its infection is associated with a variety of human diseases including HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropic spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Large numbers of epidemiological, virological, immunological, and clinical studies on HTLV-I- and HTLV-I-associated diseases have been ...
Yoshihisa Yamano +2 more
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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.
Maria Piron +8 more
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Upregulation of Neuropilin-1 Inhibits HTLV-1 Infection
Pathogens, 2023 Infection with human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) can produce a spectrum of pathological effects ranging from inflammatory disorders to leukemia. In vivo, HTLV-1 predominantly infects CD4+ T-cells.
Wesley Kendle +5 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004 Human T-lymphotropic virus types I and II (HTLV-I and -II) cause myelopathy; HTLV-I, but not HTLV-II, causes adult T-cell leukemia. Whether HTLV-II is associated with other diseases is unknown.
Edward L. Murphy +10 more
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2004 Human T cell leukemia virus type-I (HTLV-I) infection is associated with spontaneous T cell activation and uncontrolled lymphocyte proliferation. An exacerbated type-1 immune response with production of pro-inflammatory cytokines (interferon-gamma and ...
Silvane Braga Santos +4 more
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DETECTION OF HTLV-I ANTIBODIES AND DNA IN BLOOD SAMPLE OF A PATIENT WITH MYELOPATHY IN NIGERIA
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1998 We describe a case of human T-lymphotropic virus type I associated myelopathy in a 50-year old woman in Nigeria. The patient presented with progressive loss of tone to the two lower limbs and later inability to walk.
O. D. OLALEYE +4 more
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