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Human T-Lymphotropic virus type 1 infection in absence of tax gene: A challenge for molecular diagnosis by Blanco, Sebastián, Frutos, María Celia, Balangero, Marcos César, Gallego, Sandra Verónica

“…This is the first report of HTLV-1 infection without detectable tax gene. Even though the tax gene of HTLV-1 presents high genetic stability, in the case…”
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Usefulness of nucleic acid testing to reduce risk of hepatitis B virus transfusion‐transmitted infection in Argentina: high rate of recent infections by Blanco, Sebastián, Balangero, Marcos César, Valle, Mildre Cledy, Montini, Oscar Luis, Carrizo, Luis Horacio, Gallego, Sandra Verónica

“…BACKGROUND Results from 10‐year experience using nucleic acid test (NAT) screening in a blood bank of Córdoba are presented, showing the first data on…”
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Silent dissemination of HTLV-1 in an endemic area of Argentina. Epidemiological and molecular evidence of intrafamilial transmission by Frutos, María C, Gastaldello, Rene, Balangero, Marcos, Remondegui, Carlos, Blanco, Sebastián, Otsuki, Koko, Paulo Vicente, Ana Carolina, Elías, David, Mangeaud, Arnaldo, Nates, Silvia, Gallego, Sandra

“…Molecular and epidemiological studies of transmission routes and risk factors for infection by HTLV-1 are extremely important in order to implement control…”
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Development and validation of a real-time PCR assay for a novel HTLV-1 tax sequence detection and proviral load quantitation by Castro, Gonzalo M., Balangero, Marcos C., Maturano, Eduardo, Mangeaud, Arnaldo, Gallego, Sandra V.

“…•Development of a highly sensitive and specific real-time PCR for HTLV-1 detection.•Design of a new set of primers to amplify a novel conserved HTLV-1 tax…”
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Estudio de base poblacional de seroprevalencia y factores asociados a la infección por SARS-CoV-2 en Córdoba, Argentina by Aballay, Laura Rosana, Coquet, Julia Becaria, Scruzzi, Graciela Fabiana, Haluszka, Eugenia, Franchini, Germán, Carreño, Paula, Raboy, Elias, Román, María Dolores, Niclis, Camila, Balangero, Marcos, Altamirano, Natalia, Barbás, María Gabriela, López, Laura

“…Los estudios seroepidemiológicos permiten conocer la distribución indirecta de las enfermedades, detectando marcadores séricos de inmunidad y demostrando…”
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Sensitivity of the COBAS AmpliScreen™ HIV-1 test v1.5 for HIV-1 detection by Gomez, Lucía P, Balangero, Marcos C, Castro, Gonzalo, Kademian, Silvia, Mangeaud, Arnaldo, Barbas, María G, Cudolá, Analía, de León, Juan F, Carrizo, Horacio, Gallego, Sandra V

“…The introduction of nucleic acid amplification techniques (NAT) in blood banks was intended to reduce the residual risk of transfusion-transmitted infections…”
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Seronegative human T‐cell lymphotropic virus 1 carriers in blood banks: A potential viral source for silent transmission? by Frutos, María C., Blanco, Sebastián, Balangero, Marcos, Carrizo, Luis Horacio, Santos Rocha, Anderson, Figueiredo Barbosa‐Stancioli, Edel, Nates, Silvia, Gallego, Sandra

“…Background and Objectives Transfusion‐transmitted viruses count among the greatest threats to blood safety. In Argentina, current laws oblige testing all…”
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First Description of Seronegative HTLV-1 Carriers in Argentina by Gallego, Sandra, Frutos, María C, Blanco, Sebastián, Castro, Gonzalo, Balangero, Marcos, Elías Panigo, David, Mangeaud, Arnaldo, Remondegui, Carlos, Santos Rocha, Anderson, Melo Franco, Gabriela, Lobato Martins, Marina, Barbosa-Stancioli, Edel Figueiredo, Nates, Silvia

“…In some areas of Argentina endemic for human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1), tropical spastic paraparesis is frequent in subjects who lack antibodies…”
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A population-based study on seroprevalence and factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Córdoba, Argentina by Aballay, Laura Rosana, Coquet, Julia Becaria, Scruzzi, Graciela Fabiana, Haluszka, Eugenia, Franchini, Germán, Carreño, Paula, Raboy, Elias, Román, María Dolores, Niclis, Camila, Balangero, Marcos, Altamirano, Natalia, Barbás, María Gabriela, López, Laura

“…Seroepidemiological studies help identify the indirect distribution of diseases, detecting serological markers of immunity and demonstrating undiagnosed…”
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Molecular epidemiology of Hepatitis B virus in Córdoba, Argentina by Gallego, Fernando, Pisano, María Belén, Torres, Carolina, Caeiro, Luciana, Martínez Wassaf, Maribel, Balangero, Marcos, Campos, Rodolfo, Ré, Viviana

“…Abstract Background The analysis of the genomes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) identifies phylogenetic variants called genotypes, which may lead to distinct…”
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Serological diagnosis of HTLV-1/2: combination of screening assays to define the serological status in blood donors by Moreno, Claudia, Balangero, Marcos, Barbás, María G, Cudolá, Analía, Gallego, Sandra

“…Alternative algorithms were evaluated in order to reduce the number of false reactive results for antibodies against HTLV-1/2. From 20,210 samples tested,…”
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Retrospective study of the prevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus-type 1/2, HIV, and HBV in pregnant women in Argentina by Trenchi, Alejandra, Gastaldello, René, Balangero, Marcos, Irizar, Marta, Cudolá, Analía, Gallego, Sandra

“…This study shows first data on HTLV-1/2 seroprevalence among pregnant women in the non-endemic region of Argentina. In a retrospective study a representative…”
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Correlation of HTLV-1 Tax genetic diversity with HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis progression and HTLV-1a genotypes in an HTLV-1 endemic region in Argentina by Iñiguez, Alena Mayo, Gastaldello, René, Otsuki, Koko, Balangero, Marcos, Carvalho Costa, Filipe, Remondegui, Carlos, Paula Vicente, Ana Carolina, Gallego, Sandra

“…The oncoprotein Tax was characterized genetically from a large cohort of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) seropositive individuals from the most…”
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HTLV type 1 genetic types among native descendants in Argentina by Gastaldello, René, Iñiguez, Alena Mayo, Otsuki, Koko, Lamas, Gabriela, Balangero, Marcos, Barbas, María Gabriela, Mangano, Andrea, Sen, Luisa, Maturano, Eduardo, Remondegui, Carlos, Vicente, Ana Carolina Paulo, Gallego, Sandra

“…The province of San Salvador de Jujuy, located in the northwest of Argentina, is a highly endemic area for HTLV-1 infection and a foci of tropical spastic…”
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Diagnóstico serológico de HTLV-1/2: combinación de técnicas de tamizaje para definir el estatus serológico en donantes de sangre by Moreno, Claudia, Balangero, Marcos, Barbás, María G., Cudolá, Analía, Gallego, Sandra

“…Con el objetivo de reducir el número de resultados falsos reactivos al determinar los anticuerpos contra HTLV-1/2, se evaluaron algoritmos alternativos. De 20…”
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Sensibilidad del equipo Cobas AmpliScreen™ HIV-1 Test, v1.5, para la detección de HIV-1 by Gomez, Lucía P., Balangero, Marcos C., Castro, Gonzalo, Kademian, Silvia, Mangeaud, Arnaldo, Barbas, María G., Cudolá, Analía, de León, Juan F., Carrizo, Horacio, Gallego, Sandra V.

“…Las técnicas de amplificación de ácidos nucleicos (NAT) se incorporaron en los bancos de sangre para reducir el riesgo residual de transmisión de infecciones…”
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Diagnóstico serológico de HTLV-1/2: combinación de técnicas de tamizaje para definir el estatus serológico en donantes de sangre by Claudia Moreno, Marcos Balangero, María G Barbás, Analía Cudolá, Sandra Gallego

“…Con el objetivo de reducir el número de resultados falsos reactivos al determinar los anticuerpos contra HTLV-1/2, se evaluaron algoritmos alternativos. De 20…”
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Sensibilidad del equipo Cobas AmpliScreenTM HIV-1 Test, v1.5, para la detección de HIV-1 by Lucía P Gomez, Marcos C Balangero, Gonzalo Castro, Silvia Kademian, Arnaldo Mangeaud, María G Barbas, Analía Cudolá, Juan F de León, Horacio Carrizo, Sandra V Gallego

“…Las técnicas de amplificación de ácidos nucleicos (NAT) se incorporaron en los bancos de sangre para reducir el riesgo residual de transmisión de infecciones…”
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