INCIDENCE OF HAIRY-CELL LEUKEMIA, MYCOSIS-FUNGOIDES, AND CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC-LEUKEMIA IN 1ST KNOWN HTLV-II-ENDEMIC POPULATION

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作者
HJELLE, B
MILLS, R
SWENSON, S
MERTZ, G
KEY, C
ALLEN, S
机构
[1] UNIV NEW MEXICO,SCH MED,DEPT MED,ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87131
[2] UNITED BLOOD SERV,ALBUQUERQUE,NM
[3] BLOOD SYST CENT LAB,SCOTTSDALE,AZ
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10.1093/infdis/163.3.435
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Unlike human T cell leukemia-lymphoma virus type I (HTLV-I), HTLV-II has not been convincingly linked to a malignancy. In the first 10 months of serologic screening for HTLV-I/II among blood donors in New Mexico in 1988-1989, HTLV-I/II infection was found in 27 donors. HTLV-I/II infection was present in 1.0%-1.6% of American Indian and 0.16%-0.27% of Hispanic donors compared with 0.009%-0.06% of non-Hispanic white donors. HTLV-II was identified by DNA amplification in 12 of 13 samples from Indian and Hispanic seropositive donors. Despite apparent endemic HTLV-II infection in these populations, New Mexico Tumor Registry data showed that the incidences of hairy cell leukemia, mycosis fungoides, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia were comparable among the three ethnic groups. A population with endemic HTLV-II infection has been identified, and there is no evidence of increased risk for these three malignancies in the endemic groups.
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