Human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV-I) infection is observed among black and Japanese populations in well-delimited endemic spots in association with a high incidence of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL). We present evidence of HTLV-I infection in two ATL patients from southeastern Italy who have not travelled and who have no known relations abroad, and in 8% of non-leukemic controls from the same area. Thus, populations exhibiting HTLV-I infection appear more widespread than supposed up to now.
HTLV-I is endemic in southern Italy: Detection of the first infectious cluster in a white population / Vittorio, M., Gradilone, A., Giovanni, B., Zani, M., Collalti, E., Pandolfi, F., DE ROSSI, G., V., L., P., B., M., R., Frati, L.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. - ISSN 0020-7136. - STAMPA. - 36:5(1985), pp. 557-559. [10.1002/ijc.2910360507]
HTLV-I is endemic in southern Italy: Detection of the first infectious cluster in a white population
GRADILONE, Angela;ZANI, Massimo;COLLALTI, Enrico;PANDOLFI, Franco;DE ROSSI, Giulio;FRATI, Luigi
1985
Abstract
Human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV-I) infection is observed among black and Japanese populations in well-delimited endemic spots in association with a high incidence of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL). We present evidence of HTLV-I infection in two ATL patients from southeastern Italy who have not travelled and who have no known relations abroad, and in 8% of non-leukemic controls from the same area. Thus, populations exhibiting HTLV-I infection appear more widespread than supposed up to now.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
