Leucoreduction of blood components. an effective way to increase blood safety? [PDF]
, 2015 Over the past 30 years, it has been demonstrated that removal of white blood cells from blood components is effective in preventing some adverse reactions such as febrile non-haemolytic transfusion reactions, immunisation against human leucocyte antigens
Bianchi, Maria +6 more
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Trends in the prevalence and distribution of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infections in Spain
Virology Journal, 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 ...
Treviño Ana +19 more
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The roles of acquired and innate immunity in human T-cell leukemia virus type 1-mediated diseases
Frontiers 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
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023 BackgroundHuman T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) causes adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL) and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy-tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) with a poor prognosis.
Akiko Kowada
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Seroprevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 in Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya measured using different Western blot criteria [PDF]
, 2000 Background: Endemic foci of HTLV-1 carriers have been found in the world, however, the origin of HTLV-1 in humans is still unclear. Since a distinct type of virus strain was isolated from the Solomon Islands, detailed surveys on HTLV-1 prevalence in ...
Bhatia, Krudep K. +4 more
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Estudo descritivo da infecção pelo HTLV em uma população de gestantes do Estado do Pará, norte do Brasil [PDF]
, 2012 INTRODUCTION: In Brazil, studies have shown that HTLV seroprevalence among pregnant women varies from 0 to 1.8%. However, this seroprevalence was unknown in the State of Pará, Brazil.
De Moraes-Pinto, Maria Isabel +5 more
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THE CELLULAR RECEPTOR (CD4) OF THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS IS EXPRESSED ON NEURONS AND GLIAL CELLS IN HUMAN BRAIN [PDF]
, 1987 The peculiar tropism of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for T helper lymphocytes can be explained by a specific interaction between the virus and the CD4 molecule on these cells (1, 2).
Funke, Ilona +4 more
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2007 The current diagnosis of human T-lymphotropic virus type-2 (HTLV-2) infection is based on the search of specific antibodies; nevertheless, several studies conducted in Brazil pointed deficiencies of the commercially available kits in detecting HTLV-2 ...
Helena Kaminami Morimoto +6 more
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Epidemiological analysis of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infection among different population in Central China. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 are retroviruses linked etiologically to various human diseases, and both of them can be transmitted by vertical route, sexual intercourse, blood transfusion and intravenous drug use.
Yunyun Ma +9 more
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Alpha interferon restricts human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 and 2 De Novo infection through PKR activation [PDF]
, 2013 International audienceType I interferon (IFN-I) inhibits the replication of different viruses. However, the effect of IFN-I on the human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) viral cycle is controversial.
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