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HTLV [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Viral Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- LAV/HTLV III virus
1, record 1, English, LAV%2FHTLV%20III%20virus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- LAV/HTLV III 2, record 1, English, LAV%2FHTLV%20III
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In April 1984, Dr. Luc Montagnier's group at the Pasteur Institute in Paris isolated a virus that he called "lymphadenopathy-associated virus", or LAV ... Less than a year later, Dr. Robert Gallo of the National Institute of Health isolated a virus from an AIDS patient that he called "human T-cell lymphotrophic virus, type three:, or HTLV-III. The two viruses were later found to be virtually identical, and thus the virus now thought to cause - or at least be one cause of - AIDS is known as LAV/HTLV III. 3, record 1, English, - LAV%2FHTLV%20III%20virus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies virales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- virus LAV/HTLV III
1, record 1, French, virus%20LAV%2FHTLV%20III
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- LAV/HTLV III 2, record 1, French, LAV%2FHTLV%20III
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'infection par le LAV/HTLV III ne provoque pas une chute de l'immunité chez tous les sujets. En effet, il ne suffit pas d'avoir été infecté par le virus pour développer un SIDA. 1, record 1, French, - virus%20LAV%2FHTLV%20III
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir également les fiches «LAV», «VIH» et «HTLV III». 3, record 1, French, - virus%20LAV%2FHTLV%20III
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-01-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Blood
- Immunology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- human T-lymphotropic virus type IV
1, record 2, English, human%20T%2Dlymphotropic%20virus%20type%20IV
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- HTLV-IV 1, record 2, English, HTLV%2DIV
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An HIV species related to HIV-1 but carrying different antigenic components and with differing nucleic acid composition. 1, record 2, English, - human%20T%2Dlymphotropic%20virus%20type%20IV
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It shares serologic reactivity and sequence homology with simian Lentivirus SIV and infects on T4-lymphocytes expressing the CD4 phenotypic marker. 1, record 2, English, - human%20T%2Dlymphotropic%20virus%20type%20IV
Record 2, Key term(s)
- human T lymphotropic virus type IV
- HTLV IV
- HTLV 4
- human T-lymphotropic virus IV
- human T lymphotropic virus IV
- human T-lymphotropic virus type 4
- human T lymphotropic virus 4
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Sang
- Immunologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- virus T-lymphotrope IV humain
1, record 2, French, virus%20T%2Dlymphotrope%20IV%20humain
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- HTLV-IV 2, record 2, French, HTLV%2DIV
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Key term(s)
- HTLV IV
- HTLV 4
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
- Sangre
- Inmunología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- virus linfotrópico humano tipo cuatro
1, record 2, Spanish, virus%20linfotr%C3%B3pico%20humano%20tipo%20cuatro
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
- HTLV-IV 1, record 2, Spanish, HTLV%2DIV
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
HTLV por sus siglas en inglés Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus - IV. 1, record 2, Spanish, - virus%20linfotr%C3%B3pico%20humano%20tipo%20cuatro
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-01-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Blood
- Immunology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- human T-cell lymphotropic virus
1, record 3, English, human%20T%2Dcell%20lymphotropic%20virus
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- HTLV 1, record 3, English, HTLV
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A retrovirus that causes adult T-cell leukemia. 2, record 3, English, - human%20T%2Dcell%20lymphotropic%20virus
Record 3, Key term(s)
- human T cell lymphotropic virus
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Sang
- Immunologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- virus T-lymphotrope humain
1, record 3, French, virus%20T%2Dlymphotrope%20humain
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- HTLV 1, record 3, French, HTLV
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
HTLV (de l'anglais human T-cell leukemia virus), l'un des deux virus responsables de certaines formes de leucémie chez l'homme. Le HTLV-I et le HTLV-II ont été découverts en 1970. Ils provoquent des cancers du sang en affectant les lymphocytes T, cellules importantes du système immunitaire, qui prolifèrent de façon anarchique et envahissent divers tissus. Les virus HTLV sont des rétrovirus : c'est une chaîne d'ARN, et non d'ADN, qui porte le programme génétique du virus (acides nucléiques). En 1983 et en 1984, des chercheurs établirent un lien entre un autre rétrovirus et plusieurs cas de syndrome immunodéficitaire acquis (sida); il fut appelé HTLV-III. Le virus responsable du sida porte le nom de virus de l'immunodéficience humaine (HIV). 2, record 3, French, - virus%20T%2Dlymphotrope%20humain
Record 3, Key term(s)
- virus T lymphotrope humain
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
- Sangre
- Inmunología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- virus linfotrópico humano
1, record 3, Spanish, virus%20linfotr%C3%B3pico%20humano
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
- HTLV 2, record 3, Spanish, HTLV
masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
HTLV por sus siglas en inglés Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus. 2, record 3, Spanish, - virus%20linfotr%C3%B3pico%20humano
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-08-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Biotechnology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- human T-cell leukemia virus
1, record 4, English, human%20T%2Dcell%20leukemia%20virus
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- HTLV 2, record 4, English, HTLV
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Biotechnologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- HTLV
1, record 4, French, HTLV
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez les humains on a identifié un seul rétrovirus pathogène : le HTLV (human T-cell leukemia virus). Le HTLV-1 est responsable de leucémies T de l'adulte , répandues dans le sud du Japon et dans les Caraïbes. Ce même virus est également à l'origine d'un syndrome neurovégétatif, la parapésie spastique tropicale, et de maladies auto-immunes(uvéites, arthrites, myosites, polymyosites). 1, record 4, French, - HTLV
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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