| HTLV-I | <virology> A species of HTLV-blv viruses isolated from mature t4 cells in patients with t-lymphoproliferation malignancies. It causes adult T-cell leukaemia (atl), T-cell lymphoma, and is involved in mycosis fungoides, sezary syndrome and tropical spastic paraparesis. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| HTLV-I antibodies | Antibodies reactive with the HTLV-I antigens. (12 Dec 1998) |
| HTLV-I antigens | Antigens associated with the HTLV-I virus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| HTLV-II | <virology> A species of HTLV-blv viruses that can transform normal T-lymphocytes and can replicate in both t- and B-cell lines. The virus is related to but distinct from HTLV-I. It is associated with T-cell hairy cell leukaemia, a relatively benign disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| HTLV-II antibodies | Antibodies reactive with the HTLV-II antigens. (12 Dec 1998) |
| HTLV-II antigens | Antigens associated with the HTLV-II virus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| HTLV-III | <abbreviation> Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III. See: human immunodeficiency virus. (05 Mar 2000) |