To estimate the replication of the human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) in patients with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM), or tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP), HTLV-I DNA integrated into lymphocyte genomes was analyzed by Southern blot hybridization. HTLV-I DNA was detected in 125 (82%) o
LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP OF IMMUNOMODULATION IN TREATMENT OF HTLV-I-ASSOCIATED MYELOPATHY
β Scribed by Matsuo, Hidenori; Nakamura, Tatsufumi; Shibayama, Kohji; Nagasato, Kunihiko; Tsujihata, Mitsuhiro; Nagataki, Shigenobu
- Book ID
- 123489120
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 144 KB
- Volume
- 333
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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