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A Gessain, F Barin, J C Vernant, O Gout, L Maurs, A Calender, G de Thé.
Abstract
10 out of 17 (59%) patients with tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) had antibodies to human T-lymphotropic virus-I (HTLV-I), as did 5 out of 5 TSP patients with systemic symptoms. Only 13 out of 303 (4%) controls, made up of blood donors, medical personnel, and other neurological patients, had such antibodies. These findings suggest either that HTLV-I is neurotropic or that the virus or a related one contributes to the pathogenesis of TSP.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 2863442 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(85)92734-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321