Restricted accessLetterFirst published online 2020-01
Interferon-γ Secretion Enzyme-Linked Immunospot Assay Determined Among Human T Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1-Infected Subjects: A Potential Laboratory Marker for Early HTLV-1–Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis Diagnosis
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