Adult T-cell leukaemia (ATL) was first reported in Japan, where it has a high incidence in the
southwest region. The retrovirus human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) is the cause of …

Adult T cell leukaemia-lymphoma (ATL) was first discovered and reported in Japan, where it
has a high incidence in the south-west region. The first human retrovirus HTLV-I (human T …

HTLV-I is the first retrovirus to be associated directly with human malignancy. In ATL-
endemic areas, the rate of HTLV-I carriers is high. Both HTLV-I and ATL have been shown to …

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) is the first human retrovirus to be associated
with malignant disease—namely, adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma. HTLV-I has also been …

Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) was first reported as a distinct clinical entity in 1977 in Japan.
The predominant physical findings are skin lesions, lymphadenopathy and …

Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) was first reported in Japan, where it has a high incidence in the
southwestern region. The retrovirus, human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I), is found to …

Human T-cell leukemia viruses, type I (HTLV-I) and type II (HTLV-II), have been extensively
investigated during the past decade. In 1977 Takatsuki and his colleagues first identified …

Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL) is a unique T-cell cancer first described in Japan. We
estimate that more than 200 patients a year have been detected in Kyushu. The surface …

In a series of fourteen patients with adult T-cell lymphoma-leukaemia (ATLL) in Brazil the
main features were lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, hypercalcaemia, and high …

The human T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma virus (HTLV) 1 is an exogenous retrovirus which
has been associated with adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma (ATL) 2. This malignancy of T …