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Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1): Molecular Biology and Oncogenesis
Human T lymphotropic viruses (HTLVs) are complex deltaretroviruses that do not contain a proto-oncogene in their genome, yet are capable of transforming primary T lymphocytes both in vitro and in vivo.
Patrick L Green, Green Patrick L
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Fibromyalgia in patients infected with HTLV-1 and HTLV-2
BackgroundReports on the association between HTLV-2 infection and the development of diseases in the human host are rare, which has led the scientific community to believe that HTLV-2 is not an important etiological agent of lymphoproliferative or ...
Bianca Lumi Inomata Silva +31 more
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Evaluating the Prevalence of Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus in Blood Donors and Thalassemia and Hemophilia Patients in Rafsanjan and Jiroft Cities of Kerman Province, Iran [PDF]
Human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV) is a member of the retroviridae family that can be transmitted through infected lymphocytes, sex, blood transfusion, and organ transplantation as well as from mother to child by breastfeeding.
Somayeh Mohajeri +9 more
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TAX and HBZ: hFc Ɣ 1 proteins as targets for passive immunotherapy [PDF]
Objective(s): Human T leukemia virus type one (HTLV-1) causes two life-threatening diseases in around five percent of infected subjects, a T cell malignancy and a neurodegenerative disease.
Mohammad Akbarin +6 more
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HTLV-1 Proviral Load in Vaginal Fluid Correlates with Levels in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
Background: The prevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) infection is higher in women, and sexual intercourse has been described as an important route of male-to-female transmission.
Alisson de Aquino Firmino +8 more
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It has been 25 years since the discovery of the first human retrovirus,human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) (1). Soon after HTLV-1 was dis-covered, a second human retrovirus, HTLV-2, was described (2). In 2005, twonew human retroviruses, HTLV-3 and HTLV-4, were reported in central Africa(3, 4).
Fernando A, Proietti +1 more
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Prevalence of HBV, HDV and retrovirus infection in the matsés ethnic group in Loreto, Peru
Observational, cross-sectional, populational study to determine the prevalence of infection by hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis D virus (HDV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) in the Matsés ...
César Cabezas +8 more
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Comparative virology of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 [PDF]
Human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) was the first discovered human retrovirus and the etiologic agent of adult T-cell leukemia and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis. Shortly after the discovery of HTLV-1, human T-cell leukemia virus type 2 (HTLV-2) was isolated from a patient with hairy cell leukemia.
Michael P. Martinez +2 more
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The years 2020 and 2021 will remain memorable years for many reasons [...]
Journo, Chloé, Martin, Fabiola
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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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