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VIRUS LINFOTROPICO HUMANO TIPO UNO [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Blood
  • Immunology
CONT

Human T-lymphotropic virus 1, (HTLV-1) [is] a species in the genus BLV-HTLV retroviruses, of worldwide distribution, having an affinity for helper/inducer T Lymphocytes; it causes chronic infection and is associated with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and chronic progressive myelopathy. Called also human T-cell leukemia virus type I and human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type I.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Sang
  • Immunologie
DEF

Souche du virus «primate T-lymphotropic virus 1» isolée de cellules lymphocytaires matures T4 de patients ayant une lymphoprolifération maligne à cellules T.

OBS

[Le HTLV-1] est responsable de la leucémie à cellules T de l'adulte («leukemia-lymphoma, T-cell, acute, HTLV-1-associated»), de lymphome T («lymphoma, T-cell») (leucémie-lymphome aigus des lymphocytes T associés au HTLV-1). Il est impliqué dans des mycosis fungoides, dans le syndrome de Sézary, dans la paraparesie spastique tropicale («paralaresis, tropic spastic») («PST»).

Key term(s)
  • HTLV-1
  • HTLV-I
  • HTLV I
  • virus T lymphotrope 1 humain
  • virus T-lymphotrope de type 1 humain
  • virus T lymphotrope de type 1 humain

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Sangre
  • Inmunología
OBS

HTLV, por las siglas en inglés Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus - I.

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