Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma (ATL): Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prognosis
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Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) was first described in 1977 as a distinct clinico‐ pathological entity with a suspected viral etiology. Subsequently, a RNA retrovirus, hu‐ man T-cell leukemia /lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) was isolated as a carcinogenic pathogens [1]. HTLV-1 infects approximately 15 to 20 million people worldwide, with endemic areas in Japan, the Caribbean, and Africa. After prolonged latency periods, approximately 3 to 5% of HTLV-1 infected individuals will develop either ATL or other disorders such as HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP).
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