HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis Is Not Associated with SNP rs12979860 of the IL-28B Gene

The present study investigated the association between the rs12979860 polymorphism in the IL-28B gene and HTLV-1 infection as well as the development of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). HTLV-1-infected patients (26 HAM/TSP symptomatic and 53 asymptomatic) and 300...

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Main Authors: Antonio C. R. Vallinoto, Bárbara Brasil Santana, Keyla S. G. Sá, Tuane C. S. Ferreira, Rita Catarina M. Sousa, Vânia N. Azevedo, Rosimar N. M. Feitosa, Luiz Fernando A. Machado, Marluísa O. G. Ishak, Ricardo Ishak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/804167
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