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Table 1 The distribution of HTLV-1 SBH band status in samples without circulating ATL cells among three HTLV-1-seropsitive groups, asymptomatic (healthy), symptomatic carriers with HTLV-1-unrelated disorders and patients with lymphoma type ATL.

From: High Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Type-1(HTLV-1) Provirus Load in Patients with HTLV-1 Carriers Complicated with HTLV-1-unrelated disorders

  

SBH

HTLV-1 seropositive persons

No.

no-band*

dense smears

clonal band(s)

total

asymptomatic (healthy)

13

11 (84.6%)

2 (15.4%)

0 (0%)

100%

symptomatic, (complication unrelated to HTLV-1)

12

4 (33.3%)

2 (16.7%)

6(4)**(50.0%)

100%

patients with lym. type ATL***

8

1 (12.5%)

3 (37.5%)

4 (1)**(50.0%)

100%

total

33

16 (48.5%)

7(21.2%)

10 (5)**(30.3%)

100%

  1. *: no-band with or without vague smears
  2. **: aberrant bands showing broad bands
  3. ***: patients with lym. Type ATL was defined as cases with no morphological and immunophenotypical abnormal lymphocytes
  4. (): the number of cases with co-existence of clonal band(s) and dense smear bands