Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 may invalidate T-SPOT.TB assay results in rheumatoid arthritis patients: A retrospective case-control observational study

BACKGROUND: CD4-positive T cells are the main target of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1). Interferon-γ release assays rely on the fact that T-lymphocytes release this cytokine when exposed to tuberculosis-specific antigens and are useful in testing for latent tuberculosis infection before...

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Autores principales: Umekita, Kunihiko, Hashiba, Yayoi, Iwao, Kosho, Iwao, Chihiro, Kimura, Masatoshi, Kariya, Yumi, Kubo, Kazuyoshi, Miyauchi, Shunichi, Kudou, Risa, Rikitake, Yuki, Takajo, Katoko, Kawaguchi, Takeshi, Matsuda, Motohiro, Takajo, Ichiro, Inoue, Eisuke, Hidaka, Toshihiko, Okayama, Akihiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7252607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32459801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233159

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