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HTLV‐I‐associated myelopathy with adult T‐cell leukemia

H Kawai, Yoshihiko Nishida, M Takagi, K. Nakamura, Akiko Masuda, Satomi Saito, A Shirakami

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We report a 42-year-old Japanese woman with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM) combined with adult T-cell leukemia (ATL). Combination of the 2 diseases has been extremely rare. The infrequency is explained by HLA types unique to each disease. Our patient suggests that the HAM-associated HLA haplotype does not prevent the development of ATL.

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Key concepts: Myelopathy, T-cell leukemia, Leukemia, Medicine, Disease, Human T-lymphotropic virus 1, Human leukocyte antigen, Immunology