Is Human T Cell Lymphotropic Type 1 (HTLV-1)-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP) Syndrome a Neglected Disease?

Jorge Casseb

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000487

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Is Human T Cell Lymphotropic Type 1 (HTLV-1)-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP) Syndrome a Neglected Disease?

Jorge Casseb

* E-mail: jcasseb@usp.br

Affiliation Laboratory of Medical Investigation LIM-56/Faculty of Medicine-USP, Institute of Tropical Medicine of São Paulo–University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Is Human T Cell Lymphotropic Type 1 (HTLV-1)-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP) Syndrome a Neglected Disease?

Jorge Casseb

Published: November 24, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000487

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Jorge Casseb

* E-mail: jcasseb@usp.br

Affiliation Laboratory of Medical Investigation LIM-56/Faculty of Medicine-USP, Institute of Tropical Medicine of São Paulo–University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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