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human t cell lymphotropic virus infection in guaymi indians from panama.	preliminary studies found that 9% of guaymi indians from bocas del toro province have antibody to human t cell lymphotropic virus (htlv-i/ii). the present study enrolled 317 (21% of the population) guaymi indians from changuinola, the capital of bocas del toro province and 333 (70% of the population) from canquintu, an isolated rural village. demographic information and family relationships were ascertained and subjects were screened for neurologic diseases. serum specimens were screened by an e ...	1990	2240369
isolation of human t-cell lymphotropic virus type 2 from guaymi indians in panama.	human t-lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i) is associated with adult t-cell leukemia/lymphoma and with a chronic degenerative myelopathy. however, another major type of htlv, htlv-ii, has been isolated only sporadically, and little is known of disease associations, transmission routes, and risk factors for htlv-ii infection. recent studies indicate that a high percentage of certain groups of i.v. drug users and blood donors are infected with htlv-ii. seroepidemiologic studies have found an elevat ...	1990	2247455