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Revision as of 22:25, 5 November 2018

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2]

Overview

Adult-T cell leukemia is caused by chronic infection with HTLV virus. Primary prevention of adult-T cell leukemia is aimed at preventing the vertical and person-person transmission of HTLV virus.

Primary Prevention

  • No preventive vaccine against HTLV-1 is currently available, and interrupting the well-recognized primary modes of HTLV-1 transmission is the mainstay of adult-T cell leukemia prevention,

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