title: [Preventive medicine of adult T-cell leukaemia].
abstract: Preventive medicine of adult T cell leukemia (ATL) was discussed from four points of view, namely (1) seroepidemiology, (2) clinical laboratory findings of HTLV-I seropositive and seronegative groups in comparison with those of ATL patients, (3) relationship between genetic polymorphisms of 4 serum proteins and HTLV-I infection/development of ATL and (4) detection of antibodies to HTLV-I in pregnant women and prevention of its mother to child transmission.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanazawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies