Failure to demonstrate (cross‐reacting) antibodies to human T lymphotropic viruses in patients with rheumatic diseases

The etiology of most systemic rheumatic diseases is unknown, which is perhaps sufficient reason for suspecting a relationship to new agents as they are described. However, certain features of some rheumatic diseases indicate that a relationship to a retrovirus such as the HTLV may be more than just...

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Published in:Arthritis and rheumatism 1985-10, Vol.28 (10), p.1170-1174
Main Authors: McDougal, J. Steven, Kennedy, M. Susan, Kalyanaraman, V. S., McDuffie, Frederic C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AIDS/HIV
Antibodies, Viral - immunology
Autoantibodies - immunology
Biological and medical sciences
Cross Reactions
Deltaretrovirus - classification
Deltaretrovirus - immunology
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Humans
Inflammatory joint diseases
Medical sciences
Rheumatic Diseases - immunology
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Summary:The etiology of most systemic rheumatic diseases is unknown, which is perhaps sufficient reason for suspecting a relationship to new agents as they are described. However, certain features of some rheumatic diseases indicate that a relationship to a retrovirus such as the HTLV may be more than just a passing possibility. Accordingly, the authors tested sera from a group of patients with rheumatic diseases for evidence of antibody to prototype strains of the 3 known HTLV.
ISSN:0004-3591
1529-0131
DOI:10.1002/art.1780281015