title: Absence of HTLV-II co-infection in HTLV-I-associated myelopathy patients.
abstract: Syncytium inhibition assay to distinguish between HTLV-I and HTLV-II infection was performed with sera and cerebrospinal fluid of 15 HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM) patients. Also, genome analysis of HTLV-II proviral DNA was performed in some HAM patients by use of the polymerase chain reaction method. All of the HAM patients were negative for co-infection with HTLV-II.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Sciences, Okayama University.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagataki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitajima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D016679:Genome, Viral; D015726:Giant Cells / Q000166:cytology; D015491:HTLV-II Infections / Q000150:complications*; D015367:Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral