| Literature DB >> 2802532 |
M Yoshida1, M Osame, H Kawai, M Toita, N Kuwasaki, Y Nishida, Y Hiraki, K Takahashi, K Nomura, S Sonoda.
Abstract
To estimate the replication of the human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) in patients with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM), or tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP), HTLV-I DNA integrated into lymphocyte genomes was analyzed by Southern blot hybridization. HTLV-I DNA was detected in 125 (82%) of 153 patients and most showed random integration. This incidence was much higher than the 29% found in asymptomatic carriers. Therefore, HAM/TSP development is associated with a high level of HTLV-I replication. In addition, lymphocytes from 3 patients with HAM/TSP showed monoclonal integration of HTLV-I DNA, indicating adult T-cell leukemia.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2802532 DOI: 10.1002/ana.410260304
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Neurol ISSN: 0364-5134 Impact factor: 10.422