Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
HUMAN DISEASE
ATLL; Adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia (HTLV-1 positive); Adult T-cell lymphoma; Adult T-cell leukaemia virus; Adult t cell leukemia; Adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma; Leukemia-lymphoma, t-cell, acute, htlv-i-associated; Adult T cell leukemia; Adult T-cell leukemia; Adult T-cell lymphoma-leukaemia; Adult T-cell lymphoma-leukaemia (ATLL); Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL or ATLL) is a rare cancer of the immune system's T-cells caused by human T cell leukemia/lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). All ATL cells contain integrated HTLV-1 provirus further supporting that causal role of the virus in the cause of the neoplasm.