title: A seroepidemiologic survey of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I in two Hawaiian hematologic-oncologic practices.
abstract: A seroepidemiologic survey for antibodies to the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) was carried out in two Hawaiian hematologic-oncologic practices. Specimens of serum or plasma from 215 donors were assayed using the ELISA technique, followed by the Western blot technique to confirm antibody specificity to HTLV-I. Of 214 seropositive donors, 16 (7.5%) were positive. Of 172 donors of Japanese ancestry, 16 (9.3%) were seropositive; none were white, Chinese, Filipino, or Pacific Islander. One donor contracted the virus through blood transfusions. The results suggest that HTLV-I was introduced to Hawaii with the Japanese immigration.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Kimata
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kaneshiro
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Kwock
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kaneshiro
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006254:Hawaii; D006801:Humans; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies