TABLE 1.
Indeterminate HTLV patterns in samples from Brazil
| WB pattern (reference) | No. (%) of samples | No. of samples positive by the following assay/total no. of samples tested: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldb | Murexc | SYMd | ||
| gd21 alone | 7 (25.9) | 7/7 | 6/7 | 6/7 |
| gd21 + p19 | 7 (25.9) | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 |
| gd21 + a synthetic peptide (46I or 46II) | 5 (18.5) | 4/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| Othersa | 8 (29.7) | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 |
| HGIPe (29) | 0 | |||
| Nf (30) | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 (100) | 26/27 | 25/27 | 25/27 |
a
One band each for gd21, p19, and p28; gd21, p19, p26, p28, and p32; gd21, p19, p28, and p36; gd21, p19, p26, p28, and p36; gd21, p19, p26, p28, p32, and p36; p19, p21, p26, p28, p32, p36, MTA-1, and pr53; p19, p26, and p28; and synthetic peptide 46II alone.
b
Gold ELISA HTLV-1/2 (Rem Indústria e Comércio LTDA, São Paulo, Brazil).
c
Murex HTLV-1/2 (DiaSorin S.p.A., Dartford, UK).
d
Anti-HTLV-1/2 SYM Solution (Symbiosis Diagnostica LTDA, Leme, Brazil).
e
HGIP, HTLV-I Gag indeterminate Western blot pattern.
f
N, new pattern.