HTLV-I tax gene on the etiological identification of tropical spastic paraparesis. a clinical, serological and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) study in 72 patients;El gen tax del virus linfotrópico humano tipo I en la identificación etiológica de la paraparesia espástica tropical: Estudio clínico, serológico y de polimerasa en cadena en 72 pacientes

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 127, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 945-952

  Cartier R, Luis ^a   Ramírez V, Eugenio ^b   Galeno A, Héctor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b NONE

Author keywords

HTLV I antigens; HTLV I tax gene in TSP; Tropical spastic pamparesis

Indexed keywords

HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DNA VIRUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGULATOR GENE; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; VIROLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; AGED; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DELTARETROVIRUS ANTIGENS; DNA VIRUSES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENES, PX; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPARESIS, SPASTIC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0033170722     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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