Human T-cell leukemia virus-I and hematologic malignancies in Panama.
Serum samples were obtained in a 2-year period (November 1, 1984-December 31, 1986) from 136 Panamanian patients with hematologic malignancies identified by a population-based registry designed for studies investigating human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV)-I. Only three patients had clinical and serologic findings of HTLV-I-associated adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL). The authors conclude that although classical HTLV-I-associated ATLL occurs in the Panamanian population, it is not as prevalent as in other Caribbean populations.
Levine
P H
PH
Environmental Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
Reeves
W C
WC
Cuevas
M
M
Arosemena
J R
JR
Jaffe
E S
ES
Saxinger
W C
WC
Altafulla
M
M
De Bernal
J
J
Espino
H
H
Rios
B
B
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009196:Myeloproliferative Disorders / Q000382:microbiology; D010176:Panama
D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies