Human retrovirus HTLV-1: descriptive and molecular epidemiology, origin, evolution, diagnosis and associated diseases

A Gessain - Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique, 2011 - Springer
Human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type 1 (HTLV-1) was the first oncogenic human
retrovirus discovered in 1980. It is estimated that around 10–20 million people are infected …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiological aspects and world distribution of HTLV-1 infection

A Gessain, O Cassar - Frontiers in microbiology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
The human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1), identified as the first human oncogenic
retrovirus 30 years ago, is not an ubiquitous virus. HTLV-1 is present throughout the world …

A virus called HTLV-1. Epidemiological aspects

A Gessain, R Mahieux - Presse Medicale (Paris, France: 1983), 2000 - europepmc.org
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSMISSION: HTLV-1 is not an ubiquitous virus. 15
to 25 million subjects are estimated to be infected. Endemic areas are recognized in …

Epidemiology, origin and genetic diversity of HTLV-1 retrovirus and STLV-1 simian affiliated retrovirus

A Gessain, R Mahieux - Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie …, 2000 - europepmc.org
Human T Cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type I, the first human oncogenic retrovirus, is the
aetiological factor of Adult T cell leukemia (ATL), a CD4+ malignant lymphoproliferative …

The discovery of HTLV-1, the first pathogenic human retrovirus

JM Coffin - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
After the discovery of retroviral reverse transcriptase in 1970, there was a flurry of activity,
sparked by the “War on Cancer,” to identify human cancer retroviruses. After many false …

The human HTLV-3 and HTLV-4 retroviruses: new members of the HTLV family

R Mahieux, A Gessain - Pathologie Biologie, 2009 - Elsevier
Human T cell leukemia/lymphoma virus Type 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2), together with
their simian counterparts (STLV-1, STLV-2), belong to the Primate T lymphotropic viruses …

[HTML][HTML] Conference highlights of the 15th international conference on human retrovirology: HTLV and related retroviruses, 4-8 june 2011, Leuven, Gembloux, Belgium

F Martin, CRM Bangham, V Ciminale, MD Lairmore… - Retrovirology, 2011 - Springer
Abstract The June 2011 15 th International Conference on Human Retrovirology: HTLV and
Related Viruses marks approximately 30 years since the discovery of HTLV-1. As …

HTLV-3/STLV-3 and HTLV-4 viruses: discovery, epidemiology, serology and molecular aspects

R Mahieux, A Gessain - Viruses, 2011 - mdpi.com
Human T cell leukemia/lymphoma virus Type 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2), together with
their simian counterparts (STLV-1, STLV-2), belong to the Primate T lymphotropic viruses …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative virology of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2

MP Martinez, J Al-Saleem, PL Green - Retrovirology, 2019 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Geographic distribution, clinical epidemiology and genetic diversity of the human oncogenic retrovirus HTLV-1 in Africa, the world's largest endemic area

A Gessain, JL Ramassamy, PV Afonso… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The African continent is considered the largest high endemic area for the oncogenic
retrovirus HTLV-1 with an estimated two to five million infected individuals. However, data on …