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HTLV-I and HTLV-II infections in volunteer blood donors and high-risk groups in Lebanon

, 2017
A serosurvey for Human T-cell Lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-I)/HTLV-II was conducted in 1,900 blood donors, 120 pregnant women and 436 high-risk group patients in Beirut, Lebanon.
Naboulsi, M., Mokhbat, J., Ramia, S., Klayme, S., Jradi, O., Naman, R.   +5 more
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Infecção pelo vírus linfotrópico de células T humanas e transmissão vertical em gestantes de estado da Região Centro-Oeste do Brasil T-cell leukemia virus infection in pregnant women in a Central-Western state of Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2005
OBJETIVOS: avaliar a prevalência, características epidemiológicas (idade e procedência) e a taxa de transmissão vertical da infecção pelo HTLV I/II em gestantes submetidas à triagem pré-natal de acordo com o Programa de Proteção à Gestante do Estado de ...
Ernesto Antonio Figueiró-Filho, Alessandro Henrique Antunes Lopes, Flávio Renato de Almeida Senefonte, Virgilio Gonçalves de Souza Júnior, Carlos Augusto Botelho, Geraldo Duarte   +5 more
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ESTRADIOL INDUCES EXPRESSION OF HTLV-I ANTIGENS IN LYMPHOCYTES OF HTLV-I ANTIBODY POSMVE WOMEN

, 2004
Pregnant women tested positive for antibodies to human T cell leukemia virus-I (HTLV-I), even though they had tested negative during a previous pregnancy.
Ando, Yoshiya, Matsumoto, Yosmnari, Maruya, Chiaki, Matsuda, Tetsunori, Enomoto, Masahzlro   +4 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

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, GALLEGO Sandra, ISA María Beatriz, NATES Silvia, MEDEOT Silvia   +4 more
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Two Babinski signs in seropositive (HAM) and seronegative tropical spastic paraparesis Dos signos de Babinski en pacientes con paraparesia espástica tropical seropositiva (HAM) y seronegativa

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2008
Tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) may or may not be associated to HTLV-I antibodies and is usually characterized by clinical and pathological spinal cord abnormalities at thoracic levels.
Fidias E. Leon-Sarmiento, Andres Calderon, Hernan G. Hernandez   +2 more
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Seroprevalence of anti-HTLV I/II and anti-HIV antibodies in a sample population in the Marche Region, Italy.

, 1994
A total of 1292 sera, provided by different USLs (Local Health Centers) in the Marche Region (Italy), was tested by ELISA and Western Blot for the detection of anti-HTLV I/II ad HIV-1 antibodies. It was decided not to follow any particular criterion when
L. Quarenghi, MIGNINI, Fiorenzo, S. Cipriani, M. Balducci, I. Covelli   +4 more
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High incidence of antibodies to HTLV-I tax in blood relatives of adult T cell leukemia patients

, 1991
Adult T cell leukemia (ATL) is caused by the human T cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I). Although the mechanisms of the leukemogenic process are unknown, the tax gene may have a role in this process. Because clustering occurs with HTLV-Iand ATL, members
Y.-m. A. Chen, A. Okayama, N. Thchibana, Max Essex, Nobuyoshi Thchibana, Shigemasa Shioiri, M. Essex, Akihiko Okayama, Tun-hou Lee, Kazunori Tsuda, K. Tsuda, T.-H. Lee, S. Shioiri, Yi-ming A. Chen   +13 more
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Diagnostic Value of Anti-HTLV-1-Antibody Quantification in Cerebrospinal Fluid for HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy

Viruses
The diagnostic accuracy of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) anti-human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-1) antibody testing for HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM) remains unclear.
Tomoo Sato, Naoko Yagishita, Natsumi Araya, Makoto Nakashima, Erika Horibe, Katsunori Takahashi, Yasuo Kunitomo, Yukino Nawa, Isao Hamaguchi, Yoshihisa Yamano   +9 more
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Discovery of a new human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-3) in Central Africa

Retrovirology, 2005
Human T-cell Leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and type 2 (HTLV-2) are pathogenic retroviruses that infect humans and cause severe hematological and neurological diseases. Both viruses have simian counterparts (STLV-1 and STLV-2).
Mahieux Renaud, Froment Alain, Bassot Sylviane, Duprez Renan, Chevalier Sébastien, Calattini Sara, Gessain Antoine   +6 more
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Studies on anti-HTLV-Ⅰ antibody in interstitial lung diseases Part 2. Anti-HTLV-ⅠIgG, IgM, and IgA antibodies in HTLV-Ⅰ associated bronchiolo-alveolar disorder (HABA) [PDF]

, 1993
To study the pathogenesis of HTLV-Ⅰassociated bronchiolo-alveolar disorder (HABA), Western blot analysis was performed using MT-2 cell lysate antigens on the serum of 6 patients with HABA, 7 patients with adult T cell leukamia (ATL), 14 asymptomatic ...
Ueno, Katsumi
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