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Table 1 - Characteristics of tropical spastic paraparesis/human T-cell leukemia type 1-associated mielopatia (TSP/HAM) and adult T-cell leukemia (ATL).

Figure 1 - Modelo for the pathogenesis of tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-I-associated mielopatia. CTL, Cytotoxic T lymphocyte; NK, natural killer cell; MF, macrophage.