Familial adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma |
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| Authors: | L Ratner N Vander Heyden E Paine D Frei-Lahr R Brown P Petruska S Reddy M D Lairmore |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110. |
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| Abstract: | Clinical and laboratory data are described for two siblings who both developed adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma resulting from infection by human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I). These findings suggest that genetic factors or virus-specific factors may determine which HTLV-I-infected individuals will develop leukemia. |
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| Keywords: | HTLV-I PCR GAG immunofluorescence |
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