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High prevalence of HTLV‐I infection among the family members of a patient with adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma from northeastern Japan
Author(s) -
Shimizu Kazuyuki
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1096-8652(199905)61:1<78::aid-ajh13>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - lymphoma , leukemia , medicine , adult t cell leukemia/lymphoma , virus , virology , human t lymphotropic virus 1 , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , t cell leukemia , pediatrics
Human T‐cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV‐I) is transmitted through infected lymphocytes mostly by breast feeding. In the present study, high prevalence of HTLV‐I infection was disclosed in the family members of a patient with adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL), all of whom were residents of Iwate, northeastern Japan. Long‐term follow‐up is necessary for people with HTLV‐I infection because of the risk of developing ATL after a certain period of latency. New inventive treatments for the acute and lymphomatous types of ATL are needed. Am. J. Hematol. 61:78–81, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.