Human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-1)-associated tropical spastic paraparesis in Martinique has been identified in 54 patients, 49 women and 5 men. This myelopathy represents an endemic problem on this island and the earliest documented case dates from 1952. A blood transfusion history was obta
The role of HTLV-I in tropical spastic paraparesis in jamaica
β Scribed by Dr. Pamela Rodgers-Johnson; Owen St C. Morgan; Carlos Mora; Prem Sarin; Mauro Ceroni; Pedro Piccardo; Ralph M. Garruto; Clarence J. Gibbs Jr.; D. Carleton Gajdusek
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 675 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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