Target epitopes of HTLV-1 recognized by class I MHC-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocytes in patients with myelopathy and spastic paraparesis and infected patients with autoimmune disorders.

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Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-1) causes adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). The different patterns of clinical diseases are thought to be linked to immunogenetic host factors. A variety of autoimmune diseases, such as Sjögren's syndrome, have been reported in persons infected with HTLV-1, although the precise relationship between...

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