title: [HTLV-1 in a Mapuche population].
abstract: The seroprevalence of HTLV-1 in 405 serum samples from South American Indians, Mapuches, from the IXth region of Chile was investigated using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Six samples were positive and only 3 of them were also positive by western blot and radio immuno precipitation assay. This corresponds to a seroprevalence of 0.74% for HTLV-1 in healthy Mapuches, which differs from that observed in other populations throughout the world. Additional studies are necessary to evaluate the real magnitudes of HTLV-1 infection in Chile.
authors: Laboratorio Inmunología, Hospital Regional de Temuco, Chile.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Inostroza
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Díaz
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Saunier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D015531:Radioimmunoprecipitation Assay
chemical_list: D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies
vernacular_title: HTLV-1 en una población Mapuche.