Geographic distribution, clinical epidemiology and genetic diversity of the human oncogenic retrovirus HTLV-1 in Africa, the world's largest endemic area

A Gessain, JL Ramassamy, PV Afonso… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The African continent is considered the largest high endemic area for the oncogenic
retrovirus HTLV-1 with an estimated two to five million infected individuals. However, data on …

Extracellular vesicles in HTLV-1 communication: the story of an invisible messenger

S Al Sharif, DO Pinto, GA Mensah, F Dehbandi… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infects 5–10 million people worldwide and
is the causative agent of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) and HTLV-1-associated …

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 transmission dynamics in rural villages in the democratic republic of the Congo with high nonhuman primate exposure

M Halbrook, A Gadoth, A Shankar… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has a history of nonhuman primate (NHP)
consumption and exposure to simian retroviruses yet little is known about the extent of …

The prevalence of hepatitis B virus, human T‐lymphotropic virus and human immunodeficiency virus in patients receiving blood transfusions in South Africa

RJ Willemse, CJ Grobler, EL Murphy… - Vox …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objectives South Africa has a high prevalence of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) and to a lesser extent human T …

Factors associated with methamphetamine use in Japanese people who died of unnatural causes: analysis using forensic autopsy reports

S Mizuno, S Ono, H Yasunaga, H Iwase - Forensic Science International, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to examine factors related to methamphetamine use in Japanese people
who died of unnatural causes. This study used a cross-sectional design. A total of 3343 …

Prevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus 1/2 in Nigeria's capital territory and meta-analysis of Nigerian studies

NCJS Anyanwu, EE Ella, M Aminu… - SAGE Open …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: This study was aimed at determining human T-lymphotropic virus 1/2 prevalence
among apparently healthy, immunocompromised and haematologic malignant individuals in …

[图书][B] Human T cell leukemia virus-1 (HTLV-1) infection, associated pathology and response of the host

RS Accolla, S Jacobson, L Willems, T Watanabe - 2023 - books.google.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by symmetrical joint
inflammation that results in progressive joint destruction. Treatments efficacy for RA have …

CRISPR Targeting the Integrated HTLV-1 Virus

T Wilkie, AR Panfil - Biotechnologies for Gene Therapy: RNA, CRISPR …, 2022 - Springer
HTLV-1 belongs to the family Retroviridae, in the genus Deltaretrovirus [1]. Like other
members of this family, HTLV-1 is an enveloped virus with a diameter of approximately 100 …

Design a Real Time PCR with SYBR Green for quantification of HTLV-1 proviral load for blood donors

H Ghasemzadegan, M Shahabi, N Rezaei… - Scientific Journal of Iran …, 2019 - bloodjournal.ir
Materials and Methods In this experimental study, using a cloning method and drawing a
standard curve, the Real-Time PCR test was run to determine the HTLV-1 proviral load. At …

Malignancies

CMYA Donkor, J Aryee-Boi, IR Osazuwa… - Atlas of Dermatological …, 2021 - Springer
The majority of cancer patients in Africa are diagnosed at late stages of the disease. This is
due to a low level of cancer awareness as well as limited specialized care which is often …