DETECTION OF HUMAN T-CELL LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS TYPE-1 PROVIRAL DNA IN THE SALIVA OF AN ADULT T-CELL LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA PATIENT USING THE POLYMERASE CHAIN-REACTION

Authors
TANIGUCHI S MAEKAWA N YASHIRO N HAMADA T
Citation
S. Taniguchi et al., DETECTION OF HUMAN T-CELL LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS TYPE-1 PROVIRAL DNA IN THE SALIVA OF AN ADULT T-CELL LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA PATIENT USING THE POLYMERASE CHAIN-REACTION, British journal of dermatology, 129(5), 1993, pp. 637-641
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
British journal of dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070963
Volume
129
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
637 - 641
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0963(1993)129:5<637:DOHTLV>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We report a case of adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma (ATLL), in whom th e polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on genomic DNA from saliva demonstra ted the monoclonal integration of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type -1 (HTLV-1) proviral DNA in lymphocytes in the saliva. These results p rovided evidence of the possibility of saliva-borne transmission of HT LV-1.