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Deltaretrovirus infections

MedGen UID:
9320
•Concept ID:
C0020091
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Deltaretrovirus Infection; Deltaretrovirus Infections; HTLV BLV Infections; HTLV-BLV Infection; HTLV-BLV Infections; Infection, Deltaretrovirus; Infections, Deltaretrovirus
SNOMED CT: Disease due to Deltaretrovirus (407519002); Disease caused by Deltaretrovirus (407519002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021184

Definition

Infections caused by the HTLV or BLV deltaretroviruses. They include human T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA, T-CELL, ACUTE, HTLV-I-ASSOCIATED). [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Molecular epidemiology, genetic variability and evolution of HTLV-1 with special emphasis on African genotypes.
Afonso PV, Cassar O, Gessain A
Retrovirology 2019 Dec 16;16(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s12977-019-0504-z. PMID: 31842895Free PMC Article
Molecular targeting for treatment of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 infection.
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Classification, diagnosis, and management of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
Lazarou IN, Guerne PA
J Rheumatol 2013 May;40(5):550-64. Epub 2013 Mar 15 doi: 10.3899/jrheum.120682. PMID: 23504386

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

HTLV-3/4 and simian foamy retroviruses in humans: discovery, epidemiology, cross-species transmission and molecular virology.
Gessain A, Rua R, Betsem E, Turpin J, Mahieux R
Virology 2013 Jan 5;435(1):187-99. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2012.09.035. PMID: 23217627Free PMC Article
Transfusion-transmitted infectious diseases.
Allain JP, Stramer SL, Carneiro-Proietti AB, Martins ML, Lopes da Silva SN, Ribeiro M, Proietti FA, Reesink HW
Biologicals 2009 Apr;37(2):71-7. Epub 2009 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2009.01.002. PMID: 19231236
Cancer and viruses.
Chow VT
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Chronic leukaemias.
Finch SC, Linet MS
Baillieres Clin Haematol 1992 Jan;5(1):27-56. doi: 10.1016/s0950-3536(11)80034-x. PMID: 1350742
Human retroviruses.
Thomson BJ, Dalgleish AG
Blood Rev 1988 Dec;2(4):211-21. doi: 10.1016/0268-960x(88)90010-0. PMID: 2905180

Diagnosis

HTLV infection and its implication in gynaecology and obstetrics.
Mylonas I, Brüning A, Kainer F, Friese K
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2010 Nov;282(5):493-501. Epub 2010 Jun 22 doi: 10.1007/s00404-010-1559-1. PMID: 20567840
Transfusion-transmitted infectious diseases.
Allain JP, Stramer SL, Carneiro-Proietti AB, Martins ML, Lopes da Silva SN, Ribeiro M, Proietti FA, Reesink HW
Biologicals 2009 Apr;37(2):71-7. Epub 2009 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2009.01.002. PMID: 19231236
Human T-cell lymphotropic-I-associated leukemia/lymphoma.
Siegel RS, Gartenhaus RB, Kuzel TM
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2001 Aug;2(4):291-300. doi: 10.1007/s11864-001-0022-8. PMID: 12057109
Chronic leukaemias.
Finch SC, Linet MS
Baillieres Clin Haematol 1992 Jan;5(1):27-56. doi: 10.1016/s0950-3536(11)80034-x. PMID: 1350742
HIV-2 in perspective.
Lancet 1988 May 7;1(8593):1027-8. PMID: 2896872

Therapy

HTLV infection and its implication in gynaecology and obstetrics.
Mylonas I, Brüning A, Kainer F, Friese K
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2010 Nov;282(5):493-501. Epub 2010 Jun 22 doi: 10.1007/s00404-010-1559-1. PMID: 20567840
Discovery and significance of new human T-lymphotropic viruses: HTLV-3 and HTLV-4.
Bagossi P, Bander P, Bozóki B, Tözsér J
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2009 Dec;7(10):1235-49. doi: 10.1586/eri.09.97. PMID: 19968515
Skeletal muscle involvement in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).
Authier FJ, Chariot P, Gherardi RK
Muscle Nerve 2005 Sep;32(3):247-60. doi: 10.1002/mus.20338. PMID: 15902690
Human T-cell lymphotropic-I-associated leukemia/lymphoma.
Siegel RS, Gartenhaus RB, Kuzel TM
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2001 Aug;2(4):291-300. doi: 10.1007/s11864-001-0022-8. PMID: 12057109
Human retroviruses: their role in cancer.
Blattner WA
Proc Assoc Am Physicians 1999 Nov-Dec;111(6):563-72. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1381.1999.99210.x. PMID: 10591085

Prognosis

Extended donors in liver transplantation.
Harring TR, O'Mahony CA, Goss JA
Clin Liver Dis 2011 Nov;15(4):879-900. Epub 2011 Oct 1 doi: 10.1016/j.cld.2011.08.006. PMID: 22032534
Transfusion-transmitted infectious diseases.
Allain JP, Stramer SL, Carneiro-Proietti AB, Martins ML, Lopes da Silva SN, Ribeiro M, Proietti FA, Reesink HW
Biologicals 2009 Apr;37(2):71-7. Epub 2009 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2009.01.002. PMID: 19231236
Axonal damage: a key predictor of outcome in human CNS diseases.
Medana IM, Esiri MM
Brain 2003 Mar;126(Pt 3):515-30. doi: 10.1093/brain/awg061. PMID: 12566274
Human T-cell lymphotropic-I-associated leukemia/lymphoma.
Siegel RS, Gartenhaus RB, Kuzel TM
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2001 Aug;2(4):291-300. doi: 10.1007/s11864-001-0022-8. PMID: 12057109
Chronic leukaemias.
Finch SC, Linet MS
Baillieres Clin Haematol 1992 Jan;5(1):27-56. doi: 10.1016/s0950-3536(11)80034-x. PMID: 1350742

Clinical prediction guides

HTLV, a multi organ oncovirus.
Ramezani S, Rezaee SA, Farjami Z, Ebrahimi N, Abdullabass HK, Ibrahim Jebur MI, Rafatpanah H, Akbarin MM
Microb Pathog 2022 Aug;169:105622. Epub 2022 Jun 7 doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2022.105622. PMID: 35688412
Human T-lymphotropic viruses (HTLV) in England and Wales, 2004 to 2013: testing and diagnoses.
Ireland G, Croxford S, Tosswill J, Raghu R, Davison K, Hewitt P, Simmons R, Taylor G
Euro Surveill 2017 May 18;22(20) doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.20.30539. PMID: 28598325Free PMC Article
Bushmeat Hunting and Zoonotic Transmission of Simian T-Lymphotropic Virus 1 in Tropical West and Central Africa.
Mossoun A, Calvignac-Spencer S, Anoh AE, Pauly MS, Driscoll DA, Michel AO, Nazaire LG, Pfister S, Sabwe P, Thiesen U, Vogler BR, Wiersma L, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Karhemere S, Akoua-Koffi C, Couacy-Hymann E, Fruth B, Wittig RM, Leendertz FH, Schubert G
J Virol 2017 May 15;91(10) Epub 2017 Apr 28 doi: 10.1128/JVI.02479-16. PMID: 28298599Free PMC Article
Axonal damage: a key predictor of outcome in human CNS diseases.
Medana IM, Esiri MM
Brain 2003 Mar;126(Pt 3):515-30. doi: 10.1093/brain/awg061. PMID: 12566274
Epidemiology and etiopathology of human T-lymphotropic viruses: diagnostic and clinical implications for non-endemic areas.
Del Mistro A, Calabrò ML, Favero A, Chieco-Bianchi L
Tumori 1994 Apr 30;80(2):88-100. doi: 10.1177/030089169408000202. PMID: 7912463

Recent systematic reviews

Re-emergence of human T-lymphotropic viruses in West Africa.
Anyanwu NCJ, Ella EE, Ohwofasa A, Aminu M
Braz J Infect Dis 2018 May-Jun;22(3):224-234. Epub 2018 Jun 5 doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2018.05.003. PMID: 29879426Free PMC Article

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