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HTLV-1 infection and the viral etiology of multiple sclerosis.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Nov 2007
Oger Joël
Abstract excerpt
The HTLV-1 virus produces a progressive inflammatory, and then degenerative, myelopathy which evolves progressively from onset. HTLV-1 in endemic in populations which are recognized as having low risk of multiple sclerosis . Multiple sclerosis generally evolves as a relapsing-remitting disease and affects predominantly Caucasians. In Caucasians, HAM/TSP can be marked by fluctuations as well as relapses. In Asians...
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