HTLV-I


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HTLV-I

Abbreviation for human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type I; human lymphotropic virus, type 1.

HTLV-I

(āch′tē-ĕl′vē-wŭn′)
n.
A retrovirus associated with adult leukemia and lymphoma and with certain demyelinating diseases.

HTLV-I

Virology A retrovirus that immortalizes T cells; it is associated with
1. Adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia in endemic regions of southern Japan–where up to 40% of leukemic Pts are HTLV-I-positive, and the Caribbean.
2. Chronic progressive myelopathy–tropical spastic paralysis, a condition endemic to the Caribbean, tropical Africa, and South America and.
3. HTLV-I-associated neuropathy; HTLV-I, like HIV-1, is blood-borne Carrier prevalence–US, Europe up to 0.10%; 1% of HTLV-I-infected subjects develop clinical disease, which may reflect host susceptibility and variant viral strains.

HTLV-I

Human T lymphotropic virus, type I, a virus associated with adult T cell LEUKAEMIA or T cell lymphomas and other conditions, such as tropical spastic paraparesis and POLYMYOSITIS. See also HTLV-III.
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However, similar changes have not yet been implemented for HTLV-I test kits.
False-positive serologic tests for human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 among blood donors following influenza vaccination, 1992
Scientists are currently uncertain of the lifelong risk for TSP among HTLV-I infected individuals, although the latency period between HTLV-I infection and manifestation of disease symptoms is considerably shorter for TSP than for ATL.
HTLV-I: a new AIDS-like threat
Human T Lymphotropic Virus-I (HTLV-I), the Causative Agent of Acute T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma, Is Absent among Blood Donors in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia.
Determination of sero-epidemiological of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 among blood donors in Guilan Province of Iran
Como parte de la vigilancia epidemiologica de la infeccion por el HTLV-I en la poblacion cubana, se establecieron sitios centinela para realizar el tamizaje sistematico de los pacientes con enfermedades probablemente relacionadas con esa infeccion.
Infeccion por el HTLV-I en pacientes con sindromes linfoproliferativos en dos sitios centinela de Cuba
Del total de la muestra, 18 casos fueron positivos para anticuerpos contra HTLV-I que incluyen 4 (5.1%) hombres con edades entre 17 y 57 anos (3.8% de seropositividad en hombres) y 14 mujeres con edades entre 17 y 72 anos (5.6% de seropositividad en mujeres).
Epidemiologia y patologia de la leucemia/linfoma de celulas T del adulto en Cali y el suroccidente colombiano
demostraron una restriccion etnica y geografica de las infecciones por los virus HTLV-I y HTLV-II en los amerindios y que esta restriccion estaba asociada con los haplotipos HLA-DR y HLA-DQ (Fujiyoshi, T.
Polimorfismo genetico del MHC y su asociacion con la infeccion HTLV-II: una herramienta de epidemiologia molecular en el analisis de subpoblaciones del caribe colombiano
Because of the clinical importance of HTLV-I, the high prevalence of HTLV-II in high-risk behavior groups (1 ), and the need for precise medical diagnosis of HTLV-infection status for patient counseling, laboratories need licensed WB assays that are more sensitive and specific to detect HTLV-II antibody and to discriminate between HTLV-I and HTLV-II infections.
Update: serologic testing for human T-lymphotropic virus type I - United States, 1989 and 1990
Risk factors for HTLV-I mother-to-child transmission: influence of genetic markers.
Infeccion frecuente por HTLV-1 en los hijos de mujeres peruanas con mielopatia/paraparesia espastica tropical asociada con el HTLV-1 o con estrongiloidiasis
En el presente trabajo se efectuo un estudio poblacional para determinar la seroprevalencia de la infeccion por HTLV-I y II en poblaciones del departamento de Cordoba.
Estudio de la seroprevalencia de la infeccion por los virus linfotropicos humanos (HTLV) I y II en poblaciones del departamento de Cordoba, Colombia
[HABA (HTLV-I associated bronchiolo-alveolar disorder)].
Revisiting Keratoconjunctivitis sicca associated with Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1: prevalence, clinical aspects and proviral load
and Bartholomew, C., Role of HTLV-I in development of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.
Molecular Highlighting Analysis of Mutational P27 Gene Products in Association with Human T-lymphotropic (HTLV-1) Infection in Tissues from Iraqi Patients with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
High prevalence of HTLV-I infection in Mashhad, Northeast Iran: A population-based seroepidemiology survey.
Status of serum magnesium levels in human T-cell lymphotropic virus Type 1 infected patients: a pilot study
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