HTLV-I

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Related to HTLV-I: Human T-lymphotropic virus

HTLV-I

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

HTLV-I

(āch′tē-ĕl′vē-wŭn′)

A retrovirus associated with adult leukemia and lymphoma and with certain demyelinating diseases.

HTLV-I

abbreviation for human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I.

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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34) quienes de acuerdo con sus estudios de clonacion y secuenciacion del ADN adyacente a los LTR de HTLV-I de celulas de pacientes con ATL mostraron que la region genomica flanqueante al provirus es por lo general rica en pares AT.

Aumento del numero de amplicones obtenidos por IPCR en el ADN de personas seropositivas para HTLV-I afectadas con PET/HAM

Since tests for distinguishing HTLV-I from HTLV-II are not routinely available, blood donors and others confirmed to be seropositive for HTLV-I/II are counseled as though they were infected with HTLV-I.

Human T-lymphotropic virus type I screening in volunteer blood donors - United States, 1989

A central laboratory performed HTLV-I versus -II typing with a type-specific serologic assay, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), or both, as previously described (18).

Respiratory and urinary tract infections, arthritis, and asthma associated with HTLV-I and HTLV-II infection

HlV-1, HTLV-I, and HTLV-II in a semiurban population in East Gabon.

Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection and spastic paraparesis. Advances and diagnosis 35 years after its discovery/Infeccion por el virus linfotropico humano de celulas T tipo 1 (HTLV-1) y paraparesia espastica. Avances y diagnostico 35 anos despues de su descubrimiento/Infeccao pelo virus linfotropico humano de celulas T tipo 1 (HTLV-1) e paraparesia espastica. Avancos e diagnostico depois de 35 anos do seu descobrimento

In this sense, a homology model of HTLV-I IN was proposed and docking analysis were performed between HTLV-I IN and 3,5-DCQA, considering the magnesium ([Mg.

Influencia de los iones [Mg.sup.+2] sobre la interaccion entre el acido 3,5-dicafeoilquinico y la integrasa del HTLV-I

Integration patterns of HTLV-I provirus in relation to the clinical course of ATL: frequent clonal change at crisis from indolent disease.

Epidemiologia y bioinformatica en el estudio de la Leucemia Linfoma de Celulas T del Adulto asociada a la infeccion con VLHT-1

A number of assertions in the patent have since been quietly forgotten, for example that there is a certain cross-reactivity with Gallo's HTLV-I and HTLV-II.

HIV tests are not HIV tests

We measured the HTLV-I antibody concentrations in whole blood and plasma with the CIA method on the NAIEA-50 (Sysmex Co.

Detection of anti-human T-lymphotropic virus type I antibody in whole blood by a novel counting immunoassay

Algunos estudios iniciales conllevaron a la presuncion cientifica de que el HTLV-I era un virus proveniente del Viejo Mundo y que el HTLV--II era originario del continente americano (Hjelle et al.

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

In rare cases, however, HTLV-I can cause adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL), a rare and aggressive cancer of the blood.

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Editorial Note: The findings in this report indicate that false-positive ELISA reactivity for antibody to HTLV-I among blood donors in the Badger Region was associated with antecedent receipt of 1992-93 influenza virus vaccine (IVV).

False-positive serologic tests for human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 among blood donors following influenza vaccination, 1992

At the present, the highest level of HTLV-I infection is found in southwestern Japan, where infection rates of as high as 20 to 30 percent of the general population have been reported.