Primate T-lymphotropic virus

The primate T-lymphotropic viruses (PTLVs) are a group of retroviruses that infect primates, using their lymphocytes to reproduce. ^[1]

41 relations: Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, Azacitidine, Blood transfusion, Bovine leukemia virus, Breastfeeding, Cameroon, Carcinogenesis, Cepharanthine, Cross-species transmission, Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, Cytotoxicity, Deltaretrovirus, Demyelinating disease, Dermatitis, Dimerization (chemistry), Env (gene), Epitope, GLUT1, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Human T-lymphotropic virus 1, Human T-lymphotropic virus 2, Leukemia, Long terminal repeat, Lymphocyte, Monkey, Myelopathy, Old World monkey, Oncovirus, Prosultiamine, Respiratory tract infection, Retrovirus, Robert Gallo, Seroprevalence, Sexually transmitted infection, Stump-tailed macaque, Subtypes of HIV, Tenofovir alafenamide, Tenofovir disoproxil, Tropical spastic paraparesis, Uveitis.
Deltaretroviruses

Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL or ATLL) is a rare cancer of the immune system's T-cells caused by human T cell leukemia/lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1).

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Azacitidine

Azacitidine, sold under the brand name Vidaza among others, is a medication used for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome, myeloid leukemia, and juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia.

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Blood transfusion

Blood transfusion is the process of transferring blood products into a person's circulation intravenously.

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Bovine leukemia virus

Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is a retrovirus which causes enzootic bovine leukosis in cattle. Primate T-lymphotropic virus and bovine leukemia virus are Deltaretroviruses.

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Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding, variously known as chestfeeding or nursing, is the process where breast milk is fed to a child.

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Cameroon

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa.

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Carcinogenesis

Carcinogenesis, also called oncogenesis or tumorigenesis, is the formation of a cancer, whereby normal cells are transformed into cancer cells.

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Cepharanthine

Cepharanthine is an antiinflammatory and antineoplastic compound isolated from Stephania.

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Cross-species transmission (CST), also called interspecies transmission, host jump, or spillover, is the transmission of an infectious pathogen, such as a virus, between hosts belonging to different species.

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Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is a class of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which is a type of cancer of the immune system.

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Cytotoxicity

Cytotoxicity is the quality of being toxic to cells.

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Deltaretrovirus

Deltaretrovirus is a genus of the Retroviridae family. Primate T-lymphotropic virus and Deltaretrovirus are Deltaretroviruses.

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Demyelinating disease

A demyelinating disease refers to any disease affecting the nervous system where the myelin sheath surrounding neurons is damaged.

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Dermatitis

Dermatitis is inflammation of the skin, typically characterized by itchiness, redness and a rash.

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Dimerization (chemistry)

In chemistry, dimerization is the process of joining two identical or similar molecular entities by bonds.

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Env (gene)

Env is a viral gene that encodes the protein forming the viral envelope.

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Epitope

An epitope, also known as antigenic determinant, is the part of an antigen that is recognized by the immune system, specifically by antibodies, B cells, or T cells.

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GLUT1

Glucose transporter 1 (or GLUT1), also known as solute carrier family 2, facilitated glucose transporter member 1 (SLC2A1), is a uniporter protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC2A1 gene.

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HIV

The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of Lentivirus (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans.

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HIV/AIDS

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system.

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Human T-lymphotropic virus 1

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 or human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I), also called the adult T-cell lymphoma virus type 1, is a retrovirus of the human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) family. Primate T-lymphotropic virus and human T-lymphotropic virus 1 are Deltaretroviruses.

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Human T-lymphotropic virus 2

A virus closely related to HTLV-I, human T-lymphotropic virus 2 (HTLV-II) shares approximately 70% genomic homology (structural similarity) with HTLV-I. It was discovered by Robert Gallo and colleagues. Primate T-lymphotropic virus and human T-lymphotropic virus 2 are Deltaretroviruses.

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Leukemia

Leukemia (also spelled leukaemia; pronounced) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and produce high numbers of abnormal blood cells.

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Long terminal repeat

A long terminal repeat (LTR) is a pair of identical sequences of DNA, several hundred base pairs long, which occur in eukaryotic genomes on either end of a series of genes or pseudogenes that form a retrotransposon or an endogenous retrovirus or a retroviral provirus.

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Lymphocyte

A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell (leukocyte) in the immune system of most vertebrates.

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Monkey

Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as the simians.

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Myelopathy

Myelopathy describes any neurologic deficit related to the spinal cord.

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Old World monkey

Old World monkeys are primates in the family Cercopithecidae.

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Oncovirus

An oncovirus or oncogenic virus is a virus that can cause cancer.

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Prosultiamine

Prosultiamine (INN; also known as thiamine propyl disulfide or TPD; brand name Jubedel) is a disulfide thiamine derivative discovered in garlic in Japan in the 1950s, and is similar to allithiamine.

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Respiratory tract infection

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are infectious diseases involving the lower or upper respiratory tract.

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Retrovirus

A retrovirus is a type of virus that inserts a DNA copy of its RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell that it invades, thus changing the genome of that cell.

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Robert Gallo

Robert Charles Gallo (born March 23, 1937) is an American biomedical researcher.

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Seroprevalence

Seroprevalence is the number of persons in a population who test positive for a specific disease based on serology (blood serum) specimens; often presented as a percent of the total specimens tested or as a proportion per 100,000 persons tested.

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Sexually transmitted infection

A sexually transmitted infection (STI), also referred to as a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and the older term venereal disease (VD), is an infection that is spread by sexual activity, especially vaginal intercourse, anal sex, oral sex, or sometimes manual sex.

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Stump-tailed macaque

The stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides), also called the bear macaque, is a species of macaque native to South Asia and Southeast Asia.

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Subtypes of HIV

The subtypes of HIV include two main subtypes, known as HIV type 1 (HIV-1) and HIV type 2 (HIV-2).

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Tenofovir alafenamide

Tenofovir alafenamide, sold under the brand name Vemlidy, is an antiviral medication used against hepatitis B and HIV. It is used for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in adults with compensated liver disease and is given in combination with other medications for the prevention and treatment of HIV.

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Tenofovir disoproxil

Tenofovir disoproxil, sold under the brand name Viread among others, is a medication used to treat chronic hepatitis B and to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS.

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Tropical spastic paraparesis

Tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP), is a medical condition that causes weakness, muscle spasms, and sensory disturbance by human T-lymphotropic virus resulting in paraparesis, weakness of the legs.

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Uveitis

Uveitis is inflammation of the uvea, the pigmented layer of the eye between the inner retina and the outer fibrous layer composed of the sclera and cornea.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate_T-lymphotropic_virus

Also known as ATLV, HTLV, Htlv-i antigens, Htlv-i infections, Htlv-ii antigens, Htlv-ii infections, Human T cell leukaemia virus-1, Human T cell lymphotropic virus type I, Human T cell lymphotropic virus type II, Human T lymphotropic virus II, Human T-Lymphotropic Virus, Human T-cell leukaemia virus, Human T-cell leukemia virus, Human T-cell virus, Human T-lymphotrophic virus, Human t-lymphotropic virus 2, STLV, Simian T-lymphotropic virus, Simian-T-lymphotropic virus, Simian-lymphotropic virus.

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