Figure 1

Antibody responses against HBZ from serum/plasma of ND, AC, ATL patients and HAM/TSP patients. (A) Comparison of antibody responses against HBZ in serum/plasma of ND, AC, ATL and HAM/TSP patients using Mann–Whitney Test. The data were obtained from 98 ND, 145 AC, 89 ATL patients and 104 HAM/TSP patients. Antibody responses against HBZ were detected in HTLV-1-infected groups (AC, ATL and HAM/TSP). The horizontal line represents the mean. Dotted line represents cut-off value (6853LU). (B) Frequency of subjects with antibody response against HBZ in serum/plasma of ND, AC, ATL and HAM/TSP patients. The distribution of subjects with antibody response against HBZ among the groups was compared by Chi-Square Test. (C) Comparison of antibody responses against HBZ in serum of ATL patients by ATL subtypes using Mann–Whitney Test. The data were obtained from 30 acute, 29 chronic and 30 lymphoma ATL patients. The horizontal line represents the mean. Dotted line represents cut-off value (6853LU). (D) Frequency of subjects with antibody response against HBZ in serum of ATL patients. The distribution of subjects with antibody response against HBZ among the groups was compared by Chi-Square Test.