title: [Serological survey of human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-1) IgG antibody in south region of Xinjiang].
abstract: Human T lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) is endemic in southwestern Japan, Seychelles Islands, Caribbean basin, Brazil, and Sub Saharan Africa. Recently, the prevalence of HTLV-1 of domestic source has been reported from Beijing, Fujian and so forth. The object of our study is to know whether the prevalence of HTLV-1 is present in Xinjiang. We collected 2642 serm samples of various ages and different nationalities (Uigur, Han and Khalkhas) from south region of Xinjiang and tested for determination of HTLV-1 IgG antibody by IFA. The results showed that the total positive rate of HTLV-1 IgG was 0.34% (9/2642), of which Uigur nationality was 0.74% (8/1082), Khalkhas nationality was 0.21 (1/471), Han nationality was zero (0/1089). This data indicated that there are HTLV-1 infection among the population of Xinjiang and especially in Uigur and Khalkhas. Why did the minority nationalities have relatively high frequency of HTLV-1 infection? This needs to be studied further.
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics Institute of Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830001.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ouyang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G