Keratoconjunctivitis sicca of human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infected individuals is associated with high levels of HTLV-1 proviral load

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 177-180

  Castro Lima Vargens, Cristina ^a   Grassi, Maria Fernanda Rios ^b   Boa Sorte, Ney ^b   Rathsam Pinheiro, Regina Helena ^a,b   Olavarria, Viviana Nilla ^b,c   de Almeida Kruschewsky, Ramon ^a   Galvão Castro, Bernardo ^b,c  

^a Instituto Brasileiro de Oftalmologia e Prevenção da Cegueira IBOPC   (Brazil)

^b ESCOLA BAHIANA DE MEDICINA E SAÚDE PÚBLICA   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

HTLV 1; Keratoconjuntivitis sicca; Ocular lesions; Proviral load

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HTLV 1 ASSOCIATED MYELOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; LACRIMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; TROPICAL SPASTIC PARAPARESIS; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAZIL; CHILD; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMANS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPARESIS, TROPICAL SPASTIC; PROVIRUSES; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84860413349     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2011.07.016     Document Type: Article

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