Fig. 3.
HTLV-I
tax mRNA load in HAM/TSP patients and ACs. HTLV-1 tax mRNA load was assessed in PBMCs from 16 HAM/TSP patients (HAM) and 8 asymptomatic HTLV-I carriers (AC). HTLV-1tax mRNA load was significantly higher (Pā=ā.0014) in HAM/TSP patients compared to ACs.