Non-Hodgins's lymphoma (NHL) is the most common hematological malignancy worldwide,
accounting for nearly 3% of cancer diagnoses and deaths. NHL is the seventh most …

Strongyloides stercoralis is the most common human parasitic nematode that is able to
complete a life cycle and proliferate within its host. The majority of patients with …

The city of Salvador has the highest prevalence of HTLV-I among blood donors in Brazil. To
study the prevalence of HTLV-I among the general population of Salvador, 30 “sentinel …

Viral and microbial constituents contain specific motifs or pathogen-associated molecular
patterns (PAMPs) that are recognized by cell surface-and endosome-associated Toll-like …

BACKGROUND: Mashhad, in the northeast of Iran has been suggested as an endemic area
for human T cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) infection since 1996. OBJECTIVES: We …

The clinical entity of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) was established around 1977, and human T-
cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-I) was subsequently identified in 1980. In the 25 years …

Adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a CD4+ CD25+ T‐cell malignancy infected with
human T‐cell leukemia virus type‐I (HTLV‐I). HTLV‐I infection causes the T‐cell …

The first description of the human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) was made in 1980,
followed closely by the discovery of HTLV-2, in 1982. Since then, the main characteristics of …

The tetraspanins are a broadly expressed superfamily of transmembrane glycoproteins with
over 30 members found in humans and with homologues conserved through distantly …

Human T-cell lymphotropic viruses type 1 and 2 are retroviruses that share the same routes
of transmission as HIV-1. Since these agents are prevalent simultaneously in different parts …