The Relevance of HTLV-1-associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis in Iran: A Review Study

Masoud Keikha; mohsen Karbalaei Zadeh Babaki; Luiz Augusto Marcondes Fonseca; Jorge Casseb

Volume 6, Issue 2 , June 2019, , Pages 60-65

https://doi.org/10.22038/rcm.2019.38759.1266

Abstract
  Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) is a retrovirus, which is the causative agent of adult T-cell leukaemia (ATL) and HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Evidence suggests that the interaction of HTLV-1 with the cellular-immune system plays a key role in the ...  Read More