Coincidental appearance of LAV/HTLV-III antibodies in hemophiliacs and the onset of the AIDS epidemic. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1985. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Coincidental appearance of LAV/HTLV-III antibodies in hemophiliacs and the onset of the AIDS epidemic.

N Engl J Med. 1985 Feb 21;312(8):483-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/85111054
Evatt BL; Gomperts ED; McDougal JS; Ramsey RB

Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Antibodies, Viral/*ANALYSIS Blood Transfusion Child, Preschool Christmas Disease/IMMUNOLOGY Disease Outbreaks/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Factor VIII/THERAPEUTIC USE Hemophilia/*IMMUNOLOGY Human HTLV-BLV Viruses/*IMMUNOLOGY Lymphatic Diseases/MICROBIOLOGY United States JOURNAL ARTICLE

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