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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The relative distribution of t cell subsets is altered in jamaican children infected with human t cell lymphotropic virus type i
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 172, No. 3, Year 1995
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Description
Early childhood infection with human T cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) has been suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of infective dermatitis and adult T cell leukemial lymphoma. Since only a very small percentage of HTLV-I-infected children develop disease later in life, identification of early interim markers for persons at risk for developing disease would enable monitoring and might provide insight into the pathophysiology of the various diseases associated with HTLV-I infection. A cross-sectional study analyzed T cell subsets in 35 HTLV-I-seronegative and 16 HTLV-I-seropositive Jamaican children 11–31 months old. HTLV-I seropositivity was associated with an increase in the mean percentage of CD4 cells expressing HLA-DR, a marker for T cell activation (P = 0.02). This increase was positively correlated with duration of infection (r = 0.74, P =0.009). These data demonstrate perturbation of regulatory cells of the immune system in HTLV-I-infected children. © 1975 The University of Chicago Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
Maloney, Elizabeth M.
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
United States, Frederick
National Cancer Institute at Frederick
Jamaica, Kingston
The University of the West Indies
Pate, Ernest
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
United States, Frederick
National Cancer Institute at Frederick
Jamaica, Kingston
The University of the West Indies
Wiktor, Stefan Zbyszko
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
United States, Frederick
National Cancer Institute at Frederick
Jamaica, Kingston
The University of the West Indies
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Project Retro-ci Abidjan
Morais, P.
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
United States, Frederick
National Cancer Institute at Frederick
Jamaica, Kingston
The University of the West Indies
Mann, D. L.
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
United States, Frederick
National Cancer Institute at Frederick
Jamaica, Kingston
The University of the West Indies
Gray, R.
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
United States, Frederick
National Cancer Institute at Frederick
Jamaica, Kingston
The University of the West Indies
Manns, Angela
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
United States, Frederick
National Cancer Institute at Frederick
Jamaica, Kingston
The University of the West Indies
Blattner, William A.
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
United States, Frederick
National Cancer Institute at Frederick
Jamaica, Kingston
The University of the West Indies
Statistics
Citations: 8
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/infdis/172.3.867
ISSN:
00221899
e-ISSN:
15376613
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative