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The disease entity of adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL) was proposed by Takatsuki et al. in 1977, and human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-1) was discovered as the causative virus of ATL in the early 1980s. Since then, many researchers—especially in Japan where it is endemic with the highest prevalence in the world—have been investigating and clarifying its many features including the epidemiology of HTLV-1, the molecular mechanisms of the progression from HTLV-1 infection to ATL, and the development of more effective treatment for ATL.
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Watanabe, T., Fukushima, T. (2017). Overview. In: Watanabe, T., Fukushima, T. (eds) Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56523-9_1
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