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Adult T‐cell lymphoma in israeli patients of iranian origin
Author(s) -
Sidi Yechezkel,
Meytes Dina,
Shohat Batia,
Fenig Eyal,
Weisbort Yehoshua,
Lee Helen,
Pinkhas Jack,
Rosenblatt Joseph D.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19900201)65:3<590::aid-cncr2820650334>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , leukemia , cohort , virus , virology , t cell leukemia , human t lymphotropic virus 1 , immunology
The clinical and laboratory features of four Israeli patients with adult T‐cell lymphoma‐leukemia (ATL) are presented. In three of them evidence for human T‐cell lymphotropic leukemia virus (HTLV‐I) infection was obtained. Interestingly, all of the patients immigrated to Israel from the same regions in Iran. Except for lack of skin involvement, the clinical course was typical for ATL as described worldwide. This is the first report of ATL in an Iranian cohort. This observation suggests that Iranian patients with ATL‐like illness should be studied for the presence of HTLV‐I infection.