Abstract
ABSTRACT— Serum HTLV‐I antibodies were measured in 17 MS patients and 2 closely matched control groups by 2 different independent assays. A highly sensitive particle agglutination test was used to detect HTLV‐I core protein antigens and an immunoblot assay with E. coli‐expressed P21E transmembrane protein was employed to detect antibodies to HTLV‐I evelope antigens. No serologic evidence of prior HTLV‐I infection in our population of multiple sclerosis (MS) or Guillain‐Barré Syndrome (GBS) patients was found.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 231-233 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Acta Neurologica Scandinavica |
Volume | 75 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1987 |
Keywords
- Guillain‐Barre syndrome
- HTLV‐I
- multiple sclerosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Neurology