Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1)-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis
(HAM/TSP) is a progressive disease of the CNS that causes weakness or paralysis of the …

Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1), a human retrovirus, is the causative agent of a
progressive neurological disease termed HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic …

Going back to their discovery in the early 1980s, both the Human T-cell Leukemia virus type-
1 (HTLV-1) and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus type-1 (HIV-1) greatly fascinated the …

Human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is one of the most intriguing retroviruses
infecting humans. Most commonly, infection remains undetected, since it does not cause …

Human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-1)-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic
paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is a rare inflammatory disease causing unremitting and progressive …

Corticosteroids are most commonly used to treat HTLV-1-associated myelopathy (HAM);
however, their clinical efficacy has not been tested in randomized clinical trials. This …

Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) proviral load (PVL) in peripheral blood
mononuclear cells (PBMCs) is high in patients with adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma or HTLV …

Calcineurin inhibitors such as cyclosporine and tacrolimus are immunosuppressant drugs
that are known to induce tremors. Non-calcineurin inhibitors such as sirolimus and …

Five to ten million individuals are infected by Human T-cell Leukemia Virus type 1 (HTLV-1).
HTLV-1 is transmitted through prolonged breast-feeding, by sexual contacts and by …

Background At least one million people are infected with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1
(HTLV-1) in Japan, a small percentage of whom develop HTLV-1-associated …