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Prevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 infection among blood donors in mainland China: a meta-analysis.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Aug 2014
Li Xin, Chen Yuanzhong, Wu Zhengjun, Zhang Na
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is considered to be the etiological agent of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and HTLV-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Blood transfusion is a common transmission pathway for HTLV-1. However, no surveys to determine the overall prevalence of HTLV-1 infection and HTLV-1 genotypes among blood donors on the Chinese mainland have...
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