| retrovirus-associated adult t-cell leukemia-lymphoma: an epidemiologic study of five cases among hawaii-born offspring of migrant japanese. | adult t-cell leukemia-lymphoma (atll) is a distinct clinicopathologic entity etiologically linked to htlv-i infection. we have identified five cases of retrovirus-associated atll among hawaii-born first generation offspring (nisei) of migrant japanese. four patients were offspring of migrant japanese (issei) who emigrated to hawaii from okinawa, an htlv-i endemic area. the fifth patient was born of parents who emigrated to hawaii from fukushima and miyagi prefectures, htlv-i nonendemic areas. ep ... | 1989 | 2921010 |
| serological and molecular evidence of htlv-i infection among japanese immigrants living in the amazon region of brazil. | human t-lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i) infection was investigated in 168 japanese immigrants (64 males and 104 females) living in the tome-acu county located in the state of para, brazil. the serological screening was performed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and showed the presence of anti-htlv in four women whose ages ranged from 50 to 88. confirmation of infection and discrimination htlv typing was performed using a nested pcr on the extracted dna targeting the px region. in t ... | 2004 | 15329447 |