## Objective. To clarify the involvement of human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) in the pathogenesis of Sjogren's syndrome (SS). Methods. In HTLV-I-seropositive patients with SS, HTLV-I proviral DNA in the labial salivary glands (SG) was detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplificat
Tenosynovial nodulosis in a patient infected with human T cell lymphotropic virus I
✍ Scribed by Tomoko Hasunuma; Tadanobu Morimoto; Tran Thi Minh Hoa; Ulf Müller-Ladner; Hiroyuki Aono; Ryokei Ogawa; Steffen Gay; Kusuki Nishioka
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 524 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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