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Interleukin‐6 in cerebrospinal fluid of HTLV‐I‐associated myelopathy
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1991
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ImmunodeficienciesImmunologyPathologyHam CsfSevere Clinical SymptomsImmune SystemMyeloid NeoplasiaInflammationHematological MalignancyBone Marrow FailureCerebrospinal FluidHematologyInflammatory FindingsNeurologyNeuroimmunologyAutoimmune DiseaseAutoimmunityImmunologic DiseaseMyelopoiesisMedicine
We demonstrated significant titers of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the CSF from 6 of 11 patients with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM). The patients positive for IL-6 generally had more severe clinical symptoms and signs than those negative for IL-6. There was no correlation between the value of IL-6 and inflammatory findings in the HAM CSF.