Abstract
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) is linked to adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM; also known as tropical spastic paraparesis [TSP]), a chronic neurodegenerative disorder. Worldwide, several million HTLV-I carriers are at risk for disease, with an estimated lifetime cumulative risk of 1%-5%. However, the determinants of disease progression are relatively unknown. We studied human leukocyte antigens (HLA class II) that have been implicated in the pathogenesis of HTLV-I-related diseases. We analyzed HLA class II alleles among asymptomatic HTLV-I carriers (n = 45), patients with ATL (n = 49) or HAM/TSP (n = 54), and HTLV-I seronegative control subjects (n = 51). All participants were of African descent and were enrolled in epidemiologic studies conducted at the University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica. We used standard microlymphocytotoxicity assays for HLA antigen serotyping and polymerase chain reaction-based methods to examine HLA class II DRB1 and DQB1 alleles. Two antigens determined by serotyping, DR15 and DQ1, occurred at significantly increased frequency among HTLV-I carriers compared with seronegative control subjects (42% versus 22% for DR15 [odds ratio [OR] =...Continue Reading
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