Spinal cord hypometabolism associated with infection by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1(HTLV-1).

BACKGROUND:HTLV-1 infection is endemic in Brazil. About 1 to 2% of the Brazilian population is estimated to be infected, but most infected HTLV-1 individuals do not know about their own infection, which favors the continuity of sexual and vertical virus transmission. In addition, HTLV-1 associated c...

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Main Authors: Luiz C F Romanelli, Débora M Miranda, Anna B F Carneiro-Proietti, Marcelo Mamede, Herika M M Vasconcelos, Marina L Martins, Anísia S D Ferreira, Daniela V F Rosa, Jonas J Paula, Marco A Romano-Silva, Rodrigo Nicolato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6128630?pdf=render