HTLV-I associated myelopathy in Brazil: a preliminary report
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- 1 December 1989
- journal article
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
- Vol. 47 (4) , 501-502
- https://doi.org/10.1590/s0004-282x1989000400021
Abstract
In this preliminary report the authors present the finding of a high prevalence (37.5%) of seropositivity of antibodies to HTLV-I tested by Western blotting in a sample of 16 Brazilian patients with chronic myelopathies of undetermined origin.Keywords
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