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Dig Dis Sci
; 47(11): 2383-5, 2002 Nov.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12452366
RESUMO
HTLV I and II are unusual retroviruses associated with multiple neurologic and hematologic disorders. We observed an unusually high incidence of HTLV I-II seropositivity among young and middle-aged female organ donors, especially among those in the peripartum period. Ethical issues may arise when informing the families as well as when deciding whether to use organs from these donors. Further confirmatory tests may be difficult to obtain because of time and economic constraints associated with organ procurement.