| Autor: |
Beltran, Brady E., Quiñones, Pilar, Morales, Domingo, Revilla, Jose C., Alva, Jose C., Castillo, Jorge J. |
| Zdroj: |
Leukemia Research & Treatment; 2012, p1-4, 4p, 2 Charts |
| Abstrakt: |
We describe the clinical and pathological characteristics of seven patients who were human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) carriers and had a pathological diagnosis of de novo diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Interestingly, three of our cases showed positive expression of Epstein-Barr-virus, (EBV-) encoded RNA within the tumor cells indicating a possible interaction between these two viruses. Furthermore, our three EBV-positive cases presented with similar clinical characteristics such as early clinical stage and low-risk indices. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case series describing the characteristics of HTLV-1-positive DLBCL patients. The potential relationship between HTLV-1 and EBV should be further explored. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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