Article
[Evaluation of the performance of immunological parameters as indicators for clinical progression of chronic HTLV-1 infection].
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Coelho-dos-Reis Jordana Grazziela Alves, Rocha Roberta Dias Rodrigues, Brito-Melo Gustavo Eustáquio Alvim, Ribas João Gabriel, Carneiro-Proietti Anna Bárbara de Freitas, Catalan-Soares Bernadete, Barbosa-Stancioli Edel Figueiredo, Martins-Filho Olindo Assis
Abstract excerpt
This study evaluated the performance of single and combined laboratory parameters, B-lymphocyte percentages (%LB), T/B cell ratio and %CD8+HLA-DR+/CD8+, to differentiate asymptomatic cases (AS) from HAM/TSP patients (HT) within a population of HTLV-1 seropositive cases. Percentage indices demonstrated that each parameter alone presented moderate performance, with co-negativity of 83 and 91% for %LB and T/B cell...
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