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  • Title: Antibodies to human T-lymphotropic virus type-I in patients with tropical spastic paraparesis.
    Author: Gessain A, Barin F, Vernant JC, Gout O, Maurs L, Calender A, de Thé G.
    Journal: Lancet; 1985 Aug 24; 2(8452):407-10. PubMed ID: 2863442.
    Abstract:
    10 out of 17 (59%) patients with tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) had antibodies to human T-lymphotropic virus-I (HTLV-I), as did 5 out of 5 TSP patients with systemic symptoms. Only 13 out of 303 (4%) controls, made up of blood donors, medical personnel, and other neurological patients, had such antibodies. These findings suggest either that HTLV-I is neurotropic or that the virus or a related one contributes to the pathogenesis of TSP.
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