title: Anti-Human T-lymphotropic virus type-I antibodies in atomic-bomb survivors.
abstract: Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL), induced by human T- lymphotropic virus type-I (HTLV-I), is endemic in Nagasaki, Japan. To investigate the effects of atomic-bomb radiation on development of this specific type of leukemia, 6182 individuals in the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF) Adult Health Study sample in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were examined for positive rate of HTLV-I antibody. Several lymphocyte parameters were also studied for 70 antibody- positive subjects in Nagasaki. The HTLV-I antibody-positive rate was higher in Nagasaki (6.36%) than in Hiroshima (0.79%) and significantly increased with increasing age, but no association was observed with radiation dose. Whether relationship existed between antibody titer levels and radiation dose among antibody-positive subjects was not The frequency of abnormal lymphocytes tended to be higher in antibody-positive subjects than in antibody-negative subjects, and higher in females than in males regardless of radiation dose. The lymphocyte count was lower in antibody-positive subjects than in antibody-negative subjects and lower in female than in male subjects. No evidence was found to suggest that atomic-bomb radiation plays an important role in HTLV-I infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Studies, Nagasaki Central Hospitals.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Neriishi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mabuchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimaoka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomonaga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ichimaru
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D011829:Radiation Dosage
chemical_list: D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies