| htlv-1 associated adult t-cell leukemia/lymphoma in israel: report of two patients of romanian origin. | human t-lymphotropic virus type 1 (htlv-1) was the first human oncovirus isolated by gallo et al. in 1980 and established as an etiological agent for adult t-cell leukemia/ lymphoma (atl). although more than 15 million individuals are infected by htlv-1 through the world, the spread of the virus is highly endemic. the htlv-1 infection is prevailing in southwestern japan, inter-tropical africa, central and south america. in kyushu district, japan, the seroprevalence reaches >30% in the adult popu ... | 2005 | 15753054 |