Human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) was the first human retrovirus isolated. 1 HTLV-
1 is the etiologic agent of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis …

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type I (HTLV-I) is the etiological agent of adult T-cell
leukemia and HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). HTLV …

The human retroviruses HIV-1 and HTLV-1/HTLV-2 share similar routes of transmission but
cause significantly different diseases. In this review we have outlined the immune mediated …

Several studies suggest that HTLV-1 infection may be associated with a wider spectrum of
neurologic manifestations that do not meet diagnostic criteria for HAM/TSP. These …

To analyze the mechanism by which interferon (IFN)–α is effective against human T cell
lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis …

Background Human retroviruses HIV and HTLV share transmission routes. HIV widely
spread in Spain during the 80 s through injection drug use and sex, and nowadays HIV rates …

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic
paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is a neurological disease observed only in 1–2% of infected …

Sir: A hypothesis, that much of the observed age-related increase in HTLV-I seroprevalence
in endemic areas may be due to" silent" or" seronegative" infection early in life, 1-2 has been …

Identification of the localization of human T lymphotrophic virus type I (HTLV-I) proviral DNA
in the central nervous system (CNS) is crucial to the understanding of the pathogenesis of …

So far, only two retroviruses, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)(type 1 and 2) and human
T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1), have been recognized as pathogenic for humans …