Fig. 1.
![Fig. 1. Results of PCR for HTLV-1. In smouldering ATLL (case no. 51), strongly positive bands were detected with all four sets of primers (lanes 1 through 4). In CTCLs in HTLV-1 carrier (case nos. 52 and 53), weakly positive bands were detected with all four sets of primers (lanes 5 through 8). In 50 CTCLs, no bands were detected for HTLV-1 (lanes 9 through 12). M: molecular marker; lanes 1 and 5; gag (198 base pairs [bp]), lanes 2 and 6; pol (120 bp), lanes 3 and 7; env (209 bp), lanes 4 and 8; pX (327 bp).](https://ash.silverchair-cdn.com/ash/content_public/journal/blood/89/5/10.1182_blood.v89.5.1529/3/bl_0035f1.jpeg?Expires=1735845457&Signature=YiStRID~Q~h8qTa-fYKUJsqp~TBCFivra0tW1L3IwnvVOrot~2~VIgwB5bEuINHBkjIj4Yw0EX2VWQHF6vtpXSgKL-hhsi6FXC4PIJ69zpoMrkb~dH6anqyoiA-uSoqf2hRM0e9T1blfp-FIvPdMpDzVm4E7HX4qnL2VsyZWfREi1x72hDb3~o5SCYRQfoSW3zfMVa1FZqg5hCva09VQwO4tJ13y0FTbuVJ~-UeVJIOtSufPHsHbEiq6Lue7ZyFP~quCxWIdz1tAQCSc11jGyN1~-V9aI09YY27VENd1ObiEpGnHowDsP1BzWW7FWfytXfqY19GqdVrtnwGToj-i~A__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA)
Results of PCR for HTLV-1. In smouldering ATLL (case no. 51), strongly positive bands were detected with all four sets of primers (lanes 1 through 4). In CTCLs in HTLV-1 carrier (case nos. 52 and 53), weakly positive bands were detected with all four sets of primers (lanes 5 through 8). In 50 CTCLs, no bands were detected for HTLV-1 (lanes 9 through 12). M: molecular marker; lanes 1 and 5; gag (198 base pairs [bp]), lanes 2 and 6; pol (120 bp), lanes 3 and 7; env (209 bp), lanes 4 and 8; pX (327 bp).
