Title
Lymphotropic viruses EBV, KSHV and HTLV in Latin America: Epidemiology and associated malignancies. A literature-based study by the RIAL-CYTED
Date Issued
01 August 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Chabay P.
Lens D.
Hassan R.
Pinilla S.M.R.
Gamboa F.V.
Rivera I.
Garaicoa F.H.
Ranuncolo S.M.
Sánchez A.M.
Scholl V.
De Matteo E.
Preciado M.V.
Fuentes-Pananá E.M.
Publisher(s)
MDPI AG
Abstract
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) and human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1) are lymphomagenic viruses with region-specific induced morbidity. The RIAL-CYTED aims to increase the knowledge of lymphoma in Latin America (LA), and, as such, we systematically analyzed the literature to better understand our risk for virus-induced lymphoma. We observed that high endemicity regions for certain lymphomas, e.g., Mexico and Peru, have a high incidence of EBV-positive lymphomas of T/NK cell origin. Peru also carries the highest frequency of EBV-positive classical Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and EBV-positive diffuse large B cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (NOS), than any other LA country. Adult T cell lymphoma is endemic to the North of Brazil and Chile. While only few cases of KSHV-positive lymphomas were found, in spite of the close correlation of Kaposi sarcoma and the prevalence of pathogenic types of KSHV. Both EBV-associated HL and Burkitt lymphoma mainly affect young children, unlike in developed countries, in which adolescents and young adults are the most affected, correlating with an early EBV seroconversion for LA population despite of lack of infectious mononucleosis symptoms. High endemicity of KSHV and HTLV infection was observed among Amerindian populations, with differences between Amazonian and Andean populations.
Start page
1
End page
58
Volume
12
Issue
8
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Oncología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85089701047
Source
Cancers
ISSN of the container
2072-6694
Sponsor(s)
Funding: This study was supported in part by CYTED: RIAL 217RT0523.
This study was supported in part by CYTED: RIAL 217RT0523. PACh, EDM and MVP are members of the National Research Council (CONICET) Research Career Program. We would like to thank the ?RED-IBEROAMERICANA para el desarrollo de una plataforma para el estudio de Linfomas? (RIAL-CYTED-217RT0523) from CYTED.
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