the enigma of human t-cell leukemia virus type-1 (htlv-1) infection in iran

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a. behzad-behbahani

a. mafi-nejad

sz tabei

a. torab

abstract

human t-cell lymphotropic virus type-i (htlv-i) was the first human retrovirus associated with malignancy.  the prevalence of htlv-i infection varies significantly in different regions of the world.  in this study, the prevalence of htlv-i infection among ethnic jews living in shiraz, south of iran, was investigated. 286 blood samples were obtained.  htlv-1 antibody assay on serum samples was done by standard elisa method.  western blot method was applied for confirmation of borderline results. none of the subjects was found htlv-i seropositive using both elisa and western blotting methods. our preliminary results indicate that htlv-i is not endemic in jewish people living in shiraz, the southwest of iran.

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iranian journal of medical sciences

جلد ۲۷، شماره ۳، صفحات ۱۳۹-۰

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