Eurofins Biomnis code

WBHTL

Synonyms

• confirmation
• HTLV-1 and -2 - anti-antibodies
• immunoblot
• Western blot HTLV

Specialty

Infectious

Clinical significance

HTLV (Human T-Lymphotropic Virus) Type I and Type II belong to the Retroviridae family but are distinct from HIV. HTLV-I causes T-cell leukemia and tropical spastic paraparesis. HTLV-II has been implicated in an unusual form of hairy cell leukemia. The viral genome can be detected by PCR assay but diagnosis mainly depends on serological screening followed by confirmation by Western Blotting.

Preanalytics

• 1 mL :
• serum
•   Refrigerated

• A tube specifically for this analysis : No

Methodology

Immunoblot

Turnaround time

10 days