Exacerbated inflammatory cellular immune response characteristics of HAM/TSP is observed in a large proportion of HTLV-I asymptomatic carriers

Exacerbated inflammatory cellular immune response characteristics of HAM/TSP is observed in a large proportion of HTLV-I asymptomatic carriers

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A small fraction of Human T cell Leukemia Virus type-1 (HTLV-I) infected subjects develop a severe form of myelopathy. It has been established that patients with HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) sho...

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Main Authors: Gollob Kenneth J, Dutra Walderez O, Melo Ailton, Magalhães Elza, de Jesus Amélia, Muniz André, Porto Aurélia, Santos Silvane, Carvalho Edgar M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HTLV-I
HAM/TSP
HTLV-I carriers
Immunological response in HTLV-I infection
Markers of HAM/TSP progression.
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/4/7

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