Presence of HTLV-I proviral DNA in patients with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in Taiwan.
Human T-lymphotropic virus-I (HTLV-I) proviral DNA was demonstrated in the leukemic cells of two newly identified cases of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) in Taiwan by the Southern blot hybridization method. Therefore, the ATL cases diagnosed clinicopathologically in Taiwan were, for the first time, documented to be definitely related to HTLV-I.
D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D017977:Deltaretrovirus / Q000235:genetics; D015480:Deltaretrovirus Antibodies; D006800:Deltaretrovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012698:Serologic Tests; D013624:Taiwan
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral; D015480:Deltaretrovirus Antibodies