Human T- Cell Lymphotropic Virus I+II, Screen (HTLV 1&2)
Code
3195
Principle
HTLV-I and HTLV-II are closely related human type C retroviruses.HTLV-I has been etiologically associated with neoplastic conditions and a variety of demyelinating neurologic disorders including: adult T-cell leukemia (ATL), tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP), and/or HTLV-I associated myelopathy (HAM) and more recently HTLV-I associated polymyositis, arthritis, and infective dermatitis.
Preanalytical
1 mL Serum Refrigerated
Turn Around Time
1 day
Methodology
Chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA)