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No genetic evidence for involvement of Deltaretroviruses in adult patients with precursor and mature T-cell neoplasms [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
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
core   +1 more source

The roles of acquired and innate immunity in human T-cell leukemia virus type 1-mediated diseases

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2012
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
doaj   +1 more source

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) proviral DNA viral load among asymptomatic patients and patients with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2005
To evaluate the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) proviral DNA load among asymptomatic HTLV-I-infected carriers and patients with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), real time PCR using TaqMan probes for the
P.A. Montanheiro   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Socio-Demographic, Clinical, and Mortality Differences between HIV-Infected and HIV/HTLV-1 Co-Infected Patients in Peru

open access: yesPathogens, 2023
Background and aims: In Peru, the estimated prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human T-lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1) co-infection has been reported to be as high as 18%.
Maria Pia Amanzo-Vargas   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends in the prevalence and distribution of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infections in Spain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background Although most HTLV infections in Spain have been found in native intravenous drug users carrying HTLV-2, the large immigration flows from Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa in recent years may have changed the prevalence and distribution of ...
Roc Lourdes   +60 more
core   +2 more sources

Coinfection by HTLV-I/II is associated with an increased risk of strongyloidiasis and delay in starting antiretroviral therapy for AIDS patients

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2011
Objective: To compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes of HIV-1-HTLV-1 coinfected patients, in Bahia, Brazil. Methods: Retrospective, comparative study. Results: Among a total of 123 consecutive HIV infected patients, 20 men (20.6%) and 6 women (
C. Brites   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification of Human T-lymphotropic Virus Type I (HTLV-I) Subtypes Using Restrited Fragment Length Polymorphism in a Cohort of Asymptomatic Carriers and Patients with HTLV-I-associated Myelopathy/tropical Spastic Paraparesis from São Paulo, Brazil

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2002
Although human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) exhibits high genetic stability, as compared to other RNA viruses and particularly to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), genotypic subtypes of this human retrovirus have been characterized in isolates ...
Aluisio AC Segurado   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dichotomy in Fatal Outcomes in a Large Cohort of People Living with HTLV-1 in São Paulo, Brazil

open access: yesPathogens, 2019
Background: Despite its relatively low incidence of associated diseases, Human T-cell Leukemia Virus-1 (HTLV-1) infection was reported to carry a significant risk of mortality in several endemic areas.
Rosa Maria N. Marcusso   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

HTLV-I and Strongyloides in Australia: The worm lurking beneath

open access: yes, 2020
Strongyloidiasis and HTLV-I (human T-lymphotropic virus-1) are important infections that are endemic in many countries around the world with an estimated 370 million infected with Strongyloides stercoralis alone, and 5–10 million with HTVL-I.
Gordon, C.A.   +59 more
core   +1 more source

Prevalence and Risk Factors for HTLV-1/2 Infection in Quilombo Remnant Communities Living in the Brazilian Amazon

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2022
Human T-lymphotropic viruses 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) are retroviruses that originated on the African continent and dispersed throughout other continents through human migratory flows. This study describes the prevalence of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infection
Wandrey Roberto dos Santos Brito   +24 more
doaj   +1 more source

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