title: The HTLV type I sequence from an asymptomatic German blood donor is related to sequences from South America.
abstract: In most parts of Europe only a limited number of sporadic cases of HTLV-I infections have been identified. So far, the few cases found in Germany were individuals from endemic areas or with relations to endemic areas. Here we report an HTLV-I infection from an asymptomatic female German blood donor whose only known potential risk was a former partner from South America, where HTLV-I is known to be endemic. The DNA sequence of the LTR region was determined and a phylogenetic analysis indeed suggested homologies with HTLV-I sequences from South America.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duwe
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fleischer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Knödler
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kühnl
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pauli
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ellerbrok
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D001782:Blood Donors; D017931:DNA Primers; D005260:Female; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers