Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by symmetrical joint
inflammation that results in progressive joint destruction. Treatments efficacy for RA have …

The natural history of human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) infection has been
difficult to be clarified, because only a small proportion of HTLV-1 carriers develop adult T …

Previously we reported that asymptomatic human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)
carriers with a monoclonal proliferation of HTLV-1–infected T cells (“pre–adult T-cell …

Some major research and clinical questions about human T-cell leukemia virus type 1
(HTLV-1) infection and rheumatic diseases remain:(1) Does HTLV-1 infection cause …

Definitive risk factors for the development of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) among
asymptomatic human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-1) carriers remain unclear …

Objective We evaluated changes of HTLV-1 proviral loads (PVLs) during treatment for
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and investigated whether these changes affect the clinical course …

Background To address the clinical and virological significance of a high HTLV-1 proviral
load (VL) in practical blood samples from asymptomatic and symptomatic carriers, we …

There is increasing evidence for the link between members of the human T-lymphotropic
virus family and clinically important disease. We used indirect membrane …

This study aimed to see HTLV-1 infection in 277 cases of malignant lymphoma (ML) in a
HTLV-1indemic area by means of ISH employing a highly biotinylated concatamer probe …

Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the causative agent of adult T-cell
leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis …