Human leucocyte antigen and human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 associated diseases in Brazil.

Studies the individuals infected with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) in Brazil. Variety of T-cell epitopes that are recognized in the context of specific classes I and II human leucocyte antigen (HLA) molecules expressed by HTLV-I infected-T-cells; Determination of HLA-A, -B and -DR specificities by polymerase chain reaction with sequence-specific primers; Association of HLA-DR8 with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma.