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Title: | Htlv-2 infection in manaus, brazil: First description of htlv-2c subtype in an urban area of the western amazon region |
Authors: | Pontes, Gemilson Soares Ribeiro, Hygor Halyson Figueiredo Toro, Diana Mota Neto, José Pereira De Moura Souza, Victor C. de Almeida, Maria Edilene Martins Nascimento, Valdinete Alves do Costa, Cristóvão Alves da Naveca, Felipe Gomes Santos, Mike Barbosa Vallinoto, Antônio Carlos Rosário |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
metadata.dc.publisher.journal: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | Volume 54, Número |
Abstract: | Introduction: We investigated the prevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus types 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) infection in patients with hematological diseases from the western Amazon region of Brazil. Methods: Samples from 306 patients were submitted for the molecular diagnosis of HTLV-1/2 infection by real time PCR (qPCR), with amplification, sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis of the long terminal repeat (LTR) region. Results: A 29-year-old male carrier of sickle cell anemia with a history of multiple blood transfusions was diagnosed with the HTLV-2c subtype. Conclusions: This study describes the first known occurrence of HTLV-2c in the urban area of Brazil’s western Amazon region. © 2020, Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. All rights reserved. |
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | 10.1590/0037-8682-0066-2020 |
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