Abstract
HTLV-1 is etiologically associated with various disorders including adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and HTLV-I Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP). The proviral load is an important biological marker for understanding the pathogenesis of the virus and for shedding light on whether or not the virus is correlated to disease progression. In this project, we aime…