Gene expression profile in HLA-A02:01-restricted cytotoxic T-cells specific to HTLV-1 in ATL patients

We compared gene expression of CTLs specific to HTLV-1 between the eaarly death group with aggressive disease status and long-term survivors with stable disease status. We then performed gene expression profiling analysis using data obtained from RNA-seq of seven patients with acute ATL in 4, chronic ATL in 2, and an asymptomatic HTLV-1 carrier. Overall design: Comparative gene expression profiling analysis of RNA-seq data for HTLV-1 Tax-CTLs after sorting from actual patient samples.