Manzari V, Gradilone A, Barillari G, Zani M, Collalti E, Pandolfi F, De Rossi G, Liso V, Babbo P, Robert-Guroff M
Int J Cancer. 1985 Nov 15;36(5):557-9. doi: 10.1002/ijc.2910360507.
Human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV-I) infection is observed among black and Japanese populations in well-delimited endemic spots in association with a high incidence of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL). We present evidence of HTLV-I infection in two ATL patients from southeastern Italy who have not travelled and who have no known relations abroad, and in 8% of non-leukemic controls from the same area. Thus, populations exhibiting HTLV-I infection appear more widespread than supposed up to now.
在黑人及日本人群中，在明确界定的地方流行区域观察到人类T细胞白血病病毒（HTLV-I）感染，且与成人T细胞白血病（ATL）的高发病率相关。我们提供证据表明，来自意大利东南部的两名未出过国且在国外无已知亲属关系的ATL患者感染了HTLV-I，并且在同一地区8%的非白血病对照者中也发现了该病毒感染。因此，HTLV-I感染人群似乎比目前所认为的更为广泛。
