Epitope-based universal vaccine for Human T-lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) was the first oncogenic human retrovirus identified in humans which infects at least 10-15 million people worldwide. Large HTLV-1 endemic areas exist in Southern Japan, the Caribbean, Central and South America,
Md Thosif Raza +4 more
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Provirus Mutations of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) in HIV-1-Coinfected Individuals [PDF]
mSphere, 2020 Provirus mutations of human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1), mostly the lack of the 5′ long terminal repeat (LTR) genomic region, have been described and associated with severe adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), non-sense point mutations with low ...
Karoline Rodrigues Campos +1 more
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Prevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus 1/2 in Nigeria’s capital territory and meta-analysis of Nigerian studies [PDF]
SAGE Open Medicine, 2019 Objectives: This study was aimed at determining human T-lymphotropic virus 1/2 prevalence among apparently healthy, immunocompromised and haematologic malignant individuals in Nigeria’s capital, as well as meta-analysis of all Nigerian studies until date.
Nneoma Confidence JeanStephanie Anyanwu +5 more
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Sexual transmission of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 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.
Arthur Paiva, Jorge Casseb
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Telomere Length, Proviral Load and Neurologic Impairment in HTLV-1 and HTLV-2-Infected Subjects [PDF]
Viruses, 2016 Short or damaged telomeres have been implicated in degenerative conditions. We hypothesized that analysis of telomere length (TL) in human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infection and HTLV-associated neuropathy might provide clues to the etiology of ...
Benjamin Usadi +5 more
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Importance of a Rapid and Accurate Diagnosis in Strongyloides Stercoralis and Human T-Lymphotropic Virus 1 Co-infection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2017 Strongyloides (S.) stercoralis and Human T-Lymphotropic Virus 1 (HTLV-1) share some endemic regions such as Japan, Jamaica, and South America and are mostly diagnosed elsewhere in immigrants from endemic areas.
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Human T-Lymphotropic Virus-1–Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis Is Associated With Sexual Dysfunction in Infected Women of Reproductive Age [PDF]
Sexual Medicine, 2018 Introduction: Human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV)-1–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is a neurological disorder that mostly affects women.
Adenilda Lima Lopes Martins, MD, PhD +6 more
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Concluding Remarks for Special Issue HTLV-HIV Co-Infections
Viruses, 2023 During the early 1980s, the first 3 human retroviruses were identified: human T-lymphotropic virus 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) [...]
Alejandro Vallejo +1 more
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Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017 The present study evaluated several techniques currently available (commercial kits and in-house assays) for diagnosing human T lymphotropic viruses types 1 and 2 in two groups of patients enrolled at HIV/AIDS specialized care services in São Paulo ...
Karoline Rodrigues Campos +3 more
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Organizing pneumonia in a carrier of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1
Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2020 Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1)-associated bronchioloalveolar disorders (HABAs) are pulmonary disorders with various interstitial lung disease patterns that often occur in HTLV-1 carriers.
Masahiro Yamasaki +3 more
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