population differences in immune marker profiles associated with human t-lymphotropic virus type i infection in japan and jamaica. | the natural history of human t-lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i) has been shown to differ markedly by geographic area. the differences include contrasting patterns of risk of adult t-cell lymphoma (atl) and htlv-i-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (ham/tsp), which may be due in part to differences in host immune response to infection. to characterize variations in host immunity across populations, we compared serologic immune marker patterns in htlv-i-endemic populations in jap ... | 2009 | 18989900 |
primary central nervous system lymphoma in miyazaki, southwestern japan, a human t-lymphotropic virus type-1 (htlv-1)-endemic area: clinicopathological review of 31 cases. | primary central nervous system lymphoma (pcnsl) is a rare and aggressive brain tumor. the aim of this study was to clarify the prevalence of t-cell-type pcnsl (t-pcnsl) in a human t-lymphotropic virus type-1 (htlv-1)-endemic area of southwestern japan. we retrospectively investigated 31 pcnsl cases diagnosed between 1996 and 2013 at the university of miyazaki hospital. these cases accounted for 4.4% of all nodal or extranodal malignant lymphomas. histologically, most of these cases were diagnose ... | 2014 | 25501108 |