Microsatellite alterations are also present in the less aggressive types of adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma.

• Main Authors: Marcelo Magalhães (Author), Pedro D Oliveira (Author), Achiléa L Bittencourt (Author), Lourdes Farre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a mature T-cell neoplasia etiologically linked to HTLV-1. Manifestations of ATL are diverse and different clinical types with different tissue involvement and aggressiveness have been described. The mechanisms that lead to the development of ATL clinical types...