| sequence analysis of human t cell lymphotropic virus type i strains from southern india: gene amplification and direct sequencing from whole blood blotted onto filter paper. | human t cell lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i) infection in india has been found to be associated with adult t cell leukaemia/lymphoma (atll) and htlv-i-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (ham/tsp) among life-long residents of southern india. to examine the heterogeneity of htlv-i strains from southern india and to determine their relationship with the sequence variants of htlv-i from melanesia, 1149 nucleotides spanning selected regions of the htlv-i gag, pol, env and px genes ... | 1993 | 8277290 |
| tropical spastic paraparesis in kerala. | tropical spastic paraparesis (tsp) is an uncommon myeloneuropathy with an insular geographic distribution. in 1985, human t-lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-1) was reported to be a possible etiological factor. we did an epidemiological, clinical and virological study of 25 cases of tsp. they were predominantly young adult men, whose duration of illness ranged from 6 months to 15 years. difficulty in walking, stiffness of legs and paraesthesia of legs were the main symptoms. none had tuberculosis, ... | 2003 | 14742930 |
| human t lymphotrophic virus-i (htlv-i) infection in patients with unclassifiable dermatitis in central kerala, south india: a preliminary study. | we have conducted a preliminary serostudy to confirm the presence of this virus in cases of dermatitis of unknown aetiology and among individuals with sexually transmitted infections (sti) in central kerala. | 2002 | 12473822 |