Infection with human T-cell leukemia virus type I in patients with leukemia Journal Article
| Authors: | Minamoto, G. Y.; Gold, J. W. M.; Scheinberg, D. A.; Hardy, W. D.; Chein, N.; Zuckerman, E.; Reich, L.; Dietz, K.; Gee, T.; Hoffer, J.; Mayer, K.; Gabrilove, J.; Clarkson, B.; Armstrong, D. |
| Article Title: | Infection with human T-cell leukemia virus type I in patients with leukemia |
| Abstract: | Among 211 adults with leukemia who received multiple transfusions, 6 were found to be seropositive for human T-cell leukemia virus Type I (HTLV-I). Before the positive serum specimens were obtained, these patients received a mean of 14 units of red cells and 78 units of platelets. Seroconversion could be documented in three patients. None of the 6 patients seropositive for HTLV-I had a T-cell leukemia, other illnesses attributable to HTLV-I infection, or risk factors for HTLV-I infection other than transfusion: none were seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus. Patients with leukemia who receive multiple transfusions appear to be at risk for HTLV-I infection. (N Engl J Med 1988; 318: 219–22.) © 1988, Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | leukemia; major clinical study; blood; blood transfusion; t cell leukemia; human |
| Journal Title: | New England Journal of Medicine |
| Volume: | 318 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 0028-4793 |
| Publisher: | Massachusetts Medical Society |
| Date Published: | 1988-01-28 |
| Start Page: | 219 |
| End Page: | 222 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1056/nejm198801283180405 |
| PUBMED: | 2892132 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 6 August 2020 -- Source: Scopus |
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