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Human T-cell lymphotropic virus types I and II infections in a cohort of patients with neurological disorders in Belém, Pará, Brazil Infecção pelos vírus linfotrópicos humanos de células T tipos I e II entre pacientes com doença neurológica em Belém, Pará, Brasil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2004
Serum- and/or- cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples obtained from 190 patients suffering from chronic, progressive neurological disease were screened for the presence of human T-cell lymphotropic viruses type I (HTLV-I) and type II (HTLV-II) antibodies over
Olinda Macêdo, Telma V. Ribeiro-Lima, Adriana de O. Linhares, Antônio de Moura, Maria de Lourdes C. Gomes, Alexandre C. Linhares   +5 more
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Erectile insufficiency as first symptom of HTLV-I/II associated myelopathy: case report Insuficiência erétil como primeiro sintoma da mielopatia associada ao HTLV I/II: relato de caso

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1998
A case of HTLV-I/II myelopathy in which the initial complaint was erectile insufficiency (EI) is reported. The only abnormalities found on the neurological exam were discrete weakness of the psoas and increased knee jerk reflexes.
JOSÉ TEOTONIO OLIVEIRA, ANNA BÁRBARA F. CARNEIRO-PROIETTI, MARIA VIRGÍNIA C. LIMA-MARTINS, MARINA LOBATO MARTINS, FERNANDO AUGUSTO PROIETTI   +4 more
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A historical reflection on the discovery of human retroviruses [PDF]

, 2009
The discovery of HIV-1 as the cause of AIDS was one of the major scientific achievements during the last century. Here the events leading to this discovery are reviewed with particular attention to priority and actual contributions by those involved ...
Anders Vahlne, AM Lever, BJ Poiesz, SN Bobrow, MS Reitz Jr, MG Sarngadharan, A Weissbach, RC Gallo, MG Sarngadharan, M Robert-Guroff, DA Morgan, S Gillis, RC Gallo, BJ Poiesz, M Robert-Guroff, Y Hinuma, M Yoshida, I Miyoshi, M Popovic, F Barre-Sinoussi, L Montagnier, N Kontaratos, L Montagnier, E Vilmer, RC Gallo, MG Sarngadharan, M Popovic, J Schüpbach, F Brun-Vezinet, B Safai, VS Kalyanaraman, PM Feorino, JA Levy, BH Hahn, L Montagnier   +34 more
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Induction and prevention of virus-associated malignant lymphoma by serial transmission of EBV-related virus from cynomolgus by blood transfusion in rabbits. [PDF]

, 2004
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-related herpesvirus (Si-IIA-EBV) was serially transmitted for 3 passages from rabbit to rabbit of the opposite sex by blood transfusion, which subsequently induced virus-associated rabbit lymphomas. The virus could be transmitted
Hayashi, Kazuhiko, Ichimura, Koichi, Jin, Zaishun, Koirala, Tirtha Raj, Oda, Wakako, Ohara, Nobuya, Oka, Takashi, Onoda, Sachiyo, Tanaka, Takehiro, Yamada, Masao, Yoshino, Tadashi   +10 more
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Multicyclic D‐Stereospecific Hydrolase Dimer With High Sustained Activity

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Protein macrocyclization was applied to a thermally unstable D‐stereospecific hydrolase using in situ cyclization of proteins (INCYPRO). This site‐specific cross‐linking approach enhanced the resistance of the enzyme to heat and cosolvents.
Anissa Haim, Sandra Liebscher, Rasmus Klintrot, Lorenzo Vallino, Marcelo Masman, Andreas H. Simon, Marianne Hahn, Sven Hennig, Saskia Neubacher, Frank Bordusa, Tom N. Grossmann   +10 more
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High prevalence of bronchiectasis is linked to HTLV-1-associated inflammatory disease. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1), a retrovirus, is the causative agent of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma (ATLL).
A Gessain, A Gessain, AH Smith, AM Vine, CR Bangham, D Weycker, E Gotuzzo, EL Murphy, F Okada, Graham P Taylor, H Kawai, H Merle, H Nakamura, IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk to Humans, J Crofton, JR Orland, K Nishioka, L Einsiedel, L Einsiedel, L Einsiedel, L LaGrenade, M Nagai, M Nakagawa, M Osame, M Sugimoto, M Sugimoto, MA Demontis, MG Flynn, OS Morgan, PJ McShane, S Mita, S Mori, Shohreh Honarbakhsh, T Arakaki, T Kondo, T Matsuda, T Yamashiro, W Matsuyama   +37 more
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Increased mortality associated with HTLV-II infection in blood donors: a prospective cohort study

Retrovirology, 2004
Background HTLV-I is associated with adult T-cell leukemia, and both HTLV-I and -II are associated with HTLV-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP).
Smith James W, Garratty George, Nass Catharie C, Wright David J, Wang Baoguang, Orland Jennie R, Newman Bruce, Smith Donna M, Murphy Edward L   +8 more
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Clinical and epidemiological aspects of HTLV-II infection in São Paulo, Brazil: presence of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis/HTLV-Associated Myelopathy (TSP/HAM) simile diagnosis in HIV-1-co-infected subjects Aspectos clínicos e epidemiológicos da infecção pelo vírus linfotrópico de células T humanas do tipo 2 (HTLV-II) em São Paulo, Brasil: presença de paraparesia espástica tropical/mielopatia associada ao HTLV em pacientes co-infectados pelo HIV-1

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2006
In this study, the epidemiological and clinical features observed in solely HTLV-II-infected individuals were compared to those in patients co-infected with HIV-1.
Maria Paulina Posada-Vergara, Patrícia Montanheiro, Ligia M.I. Fukumori, Francisco Bonasser, Alberto José da Silva Duarte, Augusto Cesar Penalva de Oliveira, Jorge Casseb   +6 more
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Sexual transmission of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 [PDF]

, 2014
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is endemic in many parts of the world and is primarily transmitted through sexual intercourse or from mother to child.
Casseb, Jorge Simão do Rosário, Paiva, Arthur Maia   +1 more
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Pulmonary function testing in HTLV-I and HTLV-II infected humans: a cohort study

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2003
Background HTLV-I infection has been linked to lung pathology and HTLV-II has been associated with an increased incidence of pneumonia and acute bronchitis. However it is unknown whether HTLV-I or -II infection alters pulmonary function.
Garratty George, Smith James W, Ownby Helen E, Murphy Edward L, Hutching Sheila T, Wu Ying, Ameti Dannie I   +6 more
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