Background: Up to 20 million persons are infected with the human retroviruses human T-
lymphotropic virus (HTLV)-I and HTLV-II globally. Most data on the seroprevalence of HTLV-I …

To determine the molecular genetic relationship between Melanesian strains of human T-
lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) and cosmopolitan prototype HTLV-I, we amplified by PCR …

Objective: To assess the prevalence of HTLV infection and its association with HIV and other
potential risk factors. Design and Setting: A cross-sectional survey and a case-control study …

We have investigated the isotypic and IgG subclass profile of the antibody response to HTLV-
I structural proteins (gag and env) in patients with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM; n …

The current env-based subtyping of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II)
identifies only two heterogenetic groups, HTLV-IIa and HTLV-IIb. To better understand the …

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 …

Studies of the genetic heterogeneity of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II)
have revealed the presence of two genetic subtypes, termed HTLV-IIa and HTLV-IIb. The …

A prospective clinical study of 20 initially asymptomatic HTLV-Iseropositive carriers was
commenced in 1991 to determine the natural history of the infection in relation to HTLV-I …

ThehumanT-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I), a human retrovirus, is knownto be a cause of
adult T-cell leukemia (ATL)(1-5). HTLV-Ihas been found to be associated with certain …

Among 5.255 active duty United States Marines on permanent tour in Okinawa, Japan,
screened for human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type I (HTLV-I) seropositivity, 3 (0.06%) …