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Reflux of HTLV-I infected lymphocytes from the privileged compartment(s) to peripheral blood flow in patients with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Feb 1998
Ijichi S, Ijichi N, Yamano Y, Hall W W, Osame M
Abstract excerpt
To understand the mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), three in vivo phenomena which have been observed in the peripheral blood of patients and differing from that in asymptomatic HTLV-I carriers must be taken into consideration: (a) the presence of increased HTLV-I viral load, (b) a higher immune...
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