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Familial transmission of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) in patients with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma or HTLV-1-associated myelopathy. 1998

C Y Hu, and M T Lin, and Y C Yang, and J L Tang, and L H Tseng, and C H Wang, and Y C Chen, and C S Yang
School of Medical Technology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

The seroprevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) in Taiwan is 0.48%. In this study, we investigated the patterns of intrafamilial transmission of HTLV-1 in Taiwanese patients with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL/L) or tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-1-associated myelopathy (TSP/HAM). Fifteen index patients (9 men, 6 women, aged 31-71 yr), 13 with ATL/L, and two with TSP/HAM, and 98 relatives were included. Of the 98 relatives, 23 were seropositive for HTLV-1. Spouses of 11 patients were studied. Seven of eight wives of male patients but none of the three husbands of female patients were HTLV-1 carriers. Mother-to-child transmission was found in seven of 13 families and in 15 of 75 children tested. The correlation of breast-feeding with seropositivity in two families with seropositive mothers indicates its important role in vertical transmission of HTLV-1. Our findings suggest that husband-to-wife and mother-to-child transmission are the main forms of intrafamilial transmission of HTLV-1 in Taiwan, a nonendemic area. Screening for HTLV-1 in family members of patients with ATL/L or TSP/HAM, and seropositive blood donors, may be warranted. Seropositive individuals should be educated to prevent the spread of the virus through sexual contact and breast feeding.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D001942 Breast Feeding The nursing of an infant at the breast. Breast Fed,Breastfed,Milk Sharing,Wet Nursing,Breast Feeding, Exclusive,Breastfeeding,Breastfeeding, Exclusive,Exclusive Breast Feeding,Exclusive Breastfeeding,Sharing, Milk
D005190 Family A social group consisting of parents or parent substitutes and children. Family Life Cycles,Family Members,Family Life Cycle,Family Research,Filiation,Kinship Networks,Relatives,Families,Family Member,Kinship Network,Life Cycle, Family,Life Cycles, Family,Network, Kinship,Networks, Kinship,Research, Family
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D012725 Sexual Behavior Sexual activities of humans. Anal Sex,Oral Sex,Sexual Activity,Sexual Orientation,Premarital Sex Behavior,Sex Behavior,Sex Orientation,Sexual Activities,Activities, Sexual,Activity, Sexual,Behavior, Premarital Sex,Behavior, Sex,Behavior, Sexual,Orientation, Sexual,Sex, Anal,Sex, Oral
D015459 Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell Aggressive T-Cell malignancy with adult onset, caused by HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1. It is endemic in Japan, the Caribbean basin, Southeastern United States, Hawaii, and parts of Central and South America and sub-Saharan Africa. ATLL,HTLV I Associated T Cell Leukemia Lymphoma,HTLV-Associated Leukemia-Lymphoma,HTLV-I-Associated T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma,Human T Lymphotropic Virus Associated Leukemia Lymphoma,Human T Lymphotropic Virus-Associated Leukemia-Lymphoma,Human T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma,Leukemia Lymphoma, Adult T Cell,Leukemia Lymphoma, T Cell, Acute, HTLV I Associated,Leukemia, Adult T-Cell,Leukemia-Lymphoma, T-Cell, Acute, HTLV-I-Associated,T Cell Leukemia Lymphoma, HTLV I Associated,T Cell Leukemia, Adult,T-Cell Leukemia, Adult,T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult,T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma, HTLV-I-Associated,Adult T-Cell Leukemia,Adult T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma,Adult T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphomas,Adult T-Cell Leukemias,HTLV Associated Leukemia Lymphoma,HTLV-Associated Leukemia-Lymphomas,HTLV-I-Associated T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphomas,Human T Cell Leukemia Lymphoma,Human T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphomas,Leukemia, Adult T Cell,Leukemia-Lymphoma, HTLV-Associated,Leukemia-Lymphoma, HTLV-I-Associated T-Cell,Leukemia-Lymphoma, Human T-Cell,Leukemia-Lymphomas, Adult T-Cell,Leukemia-Lymphomas, HTLV-Associated,Leukemia-Lymphomas, HTLV-I-Associated T-Cell,Leukemia-Lymphomas, Human T-Cell,Leukemias, Adult T-Cell,T Cell Leukemia Lymphoma, Adult,T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma, Human,T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphomas, Adult,T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphomas, HTLV-I-Associated,T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphomas, Human,T-Cell Leukemias, Adult

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