Abstract |
Blood plasma samples from adult patients and children with malignant lymphoproliferative diseases were studied for presence of antibodies to primate type-C viruses by membrane immunofluorescence. Antibodies to baboon endogenous virus could be detected in various types of lymphoid leukaemias and lymphomas. Gibbon ape leukaemia virus-specific antibodies were mainly found in B- and O-cell leukaemias and lymphomas. Anti- HTLV antibodies could be detected only in a few cases of T-cell malignancy. There was no evidence of a horizontal transmission of such viruses.
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Authors | F D Tóth, B Szabó, L Váczi, A Kiss, I Kovács, K Rák, C Kiss, R C Gallo |
Journal | Acta microbiologica Hungarica
(Acta Microbiol Hung)
Vol. 31
Issue 4
Pg. 387-92
( 1984)
ISSN: 0231-4622 [Print] Hungary |
PMID | 6100223
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Animals
- Antibodies, Viral
(analysis)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Deltaretrovirus
(immunology)
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Humans
- Hylobates
- Leukemia
(immunology)
- Leukemia, Lymphoid
(immunology)
- Lymphoma
(immunology)
- Middle Aged
- Papio
- Retroviridae
(immunology)
- T-Lymphocytes
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