Ellrodt A, Barre-Sinoussi F, Le Bras P, Nugeyre M T, Palazzo L, Rey F, Brun-Vezinet F, Rouzioux C, Segond P, Caquet R
Lancet. 1984 Jun 23;1(8391):1383-5. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(84)91877-4.
A Zairian married couple had been living in France since 1981. The man had acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and his wife had prodromes of the disorder. Infection with a human T-lymphotropic retrovirus (lymphadenopathy-associated virus) was demonstrated in both by isolation of the virus from their cultured lymphocytes and the detection of specific antibodies in serum samples. Since this virus has been isolated from patients in other AIDS risk categories, the finding of the virus in AIDS patients from the African group adds further support to the hypothesis that this human retrovirus is the AIDS aetiological agent.
一对扎伊尔夫妇自1981年起一直生活在法国。丈夫患有获得性免疫缺陷综合征（艾滋病），妻子有该疾病的前驱症状。通过从他们培养的淋巴细胞中分离出病毒以及在血清样本中检测到特异性抗体，证实两人均感染了人类嗜T淋巴细胞逆转录病毒（淋巴结病相关病毒）。由于已从其他艾滋病风险类别患者中分离出这种病毒，在非洲裔艾滋病患者中发现该病毒进一步支持了这种人类逆转录病毒是艾滋病病原体的假说。
