High prevalence of Sjogren's syndrome in patients with HTLV-I associated myelopathy | Zendy

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High prevalence of Sjogren's syndrome in patients with HTLV-I associated myelopathy

Author(s) -

Hideki Nakamura,

Katsumi Eguchi,

Tatsufumi Nakamura,

Akiko Mizokami,

Susumu Shirabe,

Atsushi Kawakami,

N. Matsuoka,

K. Migita,

Yoshiki Kawabe,

Shigenobu Nagataki

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

annals of the rheumatic diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.333

H-Index - 240

eISSN - 1468-2060

pISSN - 0003-4967

DOI - 10.1136/ard.56.3.167

Subject(s) - medicine , myelopathy , dermatology , immunology , spinal cord , psychiatry

A high seroprevalence of HTLV-I in female Sjögren's syndrome (SS) patients has been reported in Nagasaki, Japan, an area that is heavily endemic for HTLV-I infection. Salivary IgA class antibodies to HTLV-I were common among HTLV-I seropositive patients with SS. This study was undertaken to elucidate the pathogenesis of SS caused by HTLV-I infection.

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