| Literature DB >> 2503470 |
T Sawada1, J Tohmatsu, T Obara, A Koide, S Kamihira, M Ichimaru, S Kashiwagi, W Kajiyama, N Matsumura, K Kinoshita.
Abstract
A new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detecting the antibody to a human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) tax gene product, p40tax, has been developed. By this ELISA method, we have investigated the relationship between the presence of p40tax antibody in HTLV-I-infected mothers and the virus transmission rate from mothers to their children. The rate of mother-to-child transmission of HTLV-I was higher in p40tax antibody-positive mothers than in antibody-negative ones. Thus, the presence of p40tax antibody may indicate an increased risk of vertical transmission of HTLV-I.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2503470 PMCID: PMC5917792 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1989.tb01667.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Jpn J Cancer Res ISSN: 0910-5050