HTLV-1 associated myelopathy in an HTLV-1 and HBV double carrier family: Report of a case and the mode of vertical transmission of both viruses

Monitoring the HTLV-1 proviral load in t

Monitoring the HTLV-1 proviral load in the peripheral blood of asymptomatic carriers and patients with HTLV-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis from a Brazilian cohort: ROC curve analysis to establish the threshold for risk disease

✍ Marina dos Santos Brito Silva Furtado; Rafaela Gomes Andrade; Luiz Cláudio Ferre 📂 Article 📅 2012 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 220 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract Human T‐lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV‐1) infection is associated with HTLV‐associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), which affects approximately 5% of carriers. High proviral load is a risk marker for HAM/TSP, although there is an overlap of proviral load levels in peri