| [seroprevalence of htlv-1/2 in blood donors from misiones province]. | human t-cell lymphotropic viruses type 1 (htlv-1), the first human oncoretrovirus to be discovered, is the etiologic agent of adult t-cell leukemia (atl) and htlv-1 associated mielopathy or tropical spastic paraparesis (ham/tsp). it is endemic worldwide, including the north of argentina where both associated diseases have also been detected. no etiologic role has been described for htlv-2, although it has been associated with ham/tsp-like neurologic syndromes. both retroviruses are endemic in na ... | 2010 | 20228028 |