Cell surface phenotype of in vitro proliferating lymphocytes in HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM/TSP).

doi:10.1016/0165-5728(92)90006-7

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Cell surface phenotype of in vitro proliferating lymphocytes in HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM/TSP).

Journal of neuroimmunology - 1 Apr 1992

Eiraku N, Ijichi S, Yashiki S, Osame M, Sonoda S

Abstract excerpt

The in vitro proliferation of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) without any mitogenic stimulation is one of the hallmarks of human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) infection. Recent evidence suggests a difference in the degree of the phenomenon between HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Carrier State
Cell Division
Cells, Cultured
Female
HTLV-I Antigens
Humans
Lymphocyte Activation
Lymphocyte Subsets
Lymphocytes
Male
Middle Aged
Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic
Phenotype
T-Lymphocytes

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