Antibodies to HTLV-I p24 in African and Portuguese populations

Using a radioimmunoassay to detect HTLV-I protein antibodies of molecular weight 24,000, we screened populations from Algeria (140 subjects), Tunisia (442), Mali (69), Senegal (415), Uganda (135), the Central African Republic (77), the Congo (360), and Madagascar (193). Only four subjects were posit...

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Published in:Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) Ill.), 1985-09, Vol.45 (9 Suppl), p.4630s-4632s
Main Authors: Larouze, B, Schaffar-Deshayes, L, Blesonski, S, Gaudebout, C, Afoutou, J M, Couillin, P, Da Graca Porto, M, Diakhate, L, Frelut, M L, Jeddi, M
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Africa
Aged
AIDS/HIV
Antibodies, Viral - analysis
Child
Deltaretrovirus - immunology
Deltaretrovirus Antibodies
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Weight
Portugal
Radioimmunoassay
Viral Proteins - immunology
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Summary:Using a radioimmunoassay to detect HTLV-I protein antibodies of molecular weight 24,000, we screened populations from Algeria (140 subjects), Tunisia (442), Mali (69), Senegal (415), Uganda (135), the Central African Republic (77), the Congo (360), and Madagascar (193). Only four subjects were positive (1 from Senegal, 1 from Uganda, 2 from the Congo). This is a much lower figure than that found by others in Africa by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay technique. In addition, 319 Portuguese blood donors (46 of whom have lived in Angola or Mozambique) were screened using the same radioimmunoassay. All were negative.
ISSN:0008-5472