Serological and molecular methods to study epidemiological aspects of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection

O Cassar, A Gessain - Human T-Lymphotropic Viruses: Methods and …, 2017 - Springer
We estimated that at least 5–10 million individuals are infected with HTLV-1. Importantly, this
number is based on the study of nearly 1.5 billion people living in known human T-cell …

MAIT cells are reduced in frequency and functionally impaired in human T lymphotropic virus type 1 infection: Potential clinical implications

D Paquin-Proulx, BC Greenspun, EAS Costa… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
HTLV-1 infection is associated with several inflammatory disorders, including the
neurodegenerative condition HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis …

High risk of heterosexual transmission of human T‐cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection in Brazil

A Paiva, J Smid, MEJ Haziot, T Assone… - Journal of medical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Human T‐cell lymphotropic virus type 1 is transmitted primarily either through sexual
intercourse or from mother to child. The current study investigated sexual transmission and …

Quantum dot-based biosensor for the detection of human T-lymphotropic virus-1

M Norouzi, M Zarei Ghobadi, M Golmimi… - Analytical …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A method was developed to identify human T-lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1)
using cadmium–tellurium quantum dots. Two probes including the biotin-labeled acceptor …

Association of tuberculosis status with neurologic disease and immune response in HTLV-1 infection

A Souza, N Carvalho, Y Neves… - AIDS research and …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
The human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiologic agent of HTLV-1-
associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). HTLV-1 infected individuals …

Avaliação do ambiente cérvico-vaginal em mulheres infectadas pelo HTLV-1

AA Firmino - 2017 - repositorio.bahiana.edu.br
Introdução: O Vírus Linfotrópico de Células T Humanas do tipo 1 (HTLV-1) é endêmico em
várias regiões do mundo, incluindo o Brasil. A prevalência da infecção é maior entre as …