Article
Immunopathogenesis of human T cell lymphotropic virus type I-associated myelopathy.
Current opinion in neurology - 1 Jun 2001
Nagai M, Jacobson S
Abstract excerpt
Human T cell lymphotropic virus type I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis is a chronic progressive inflammatory neurological disease. Aspects of human T cell lymphotropic virus type I biology, host genetic susceptibility, and immune responses to this agent are important factors that are associated with disease progression. The use of novel immunological and molecular methods has improved our...
Topics
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Human T-lymphotropic virus 1
- Humans
- Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic
- Spinal Cord
- Viral Load
