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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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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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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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HTLV-I screening in Britain [PDF]
BMJ, 1995 The human T cell leukaemia/lymphoma virus type I (HTLV-I) was isolated nearly 17 years ago from a patient who had what is now called adult T cell leukaemia/lymphoma. This aggressive condition responds poorly to chemotherapy, with a median survival of only a few months.1 HTLV-I is also unequivocally linked with tropical spastic paraparesis, a ...
A, Pagliuca, R, Pawson, G J, Mufti
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