Human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV-I) infection is observed among black and Japanese populations in well-delimited endemic spots in association with a high incidence of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL). We present evidence of HTLV-I infection in two ATL patients from southeastern Italy who have not travelled and who have no known relations abroad, and in 8% of non-leukemic controls from the same area. Thus, populations exhibiting HTLV-I infection appear more widespread than supposed up to now.

Manzari, V., Gradilone, A., Barillari, G., Zani, M., Collalti, E., Pandolfi, F., et al. (1985). HTLV-I is endemic in southern Italy: detection of the first infectious cluster in a white population. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER, 36(5), 557-559.

HTLV-I is endemic in southern Italy: detection of the first infectious cluster in a white population

MANZARI, VITTORIO;BARILLARI, GIOVANNI;
1985-11-15

Abstract

Human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV-I) infection is observed among black and Japanese populations in well-delimited endemic spots in association with a high incidence of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL). We present evidence of HTLV-I infection in two ATL patients from southeastern Italy who have not travelled and who have no known relations abroad, and in 8% of non-leukemic controls from the same area. Thus, populations exhibiting HTLV-I infection appear more widespread than supposed up to now.
15-nov-1985
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore MED/05 - PATOLOGIA CLINICA
English
Antibodies, Viral; Deltaretrovirus; Humans; Italy; Leukemia; Retroviridae Infections; Space-Time Clustering
Manzari, V., Gradilone, A., Barillari, G., Zani, M., Collalti, E., Pandolfi, F., et al. (1985). HTLV-I is endemic in southern Italy: detection of the first infectious cluster in a white population. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER, 36(5), 557-559.
Manzari, V; Gradilone, A; Barillari, G; Zani, M; Collalti, E; Pandolfi, F; De Rossi, G; Liso, V; Babbo, P; Robert Guroff, M
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