Risk of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Infection in Kidney Transplantation

To the Editor: Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1), a retrovirus infecting 5 million to 10 million people worldwide, can cause the incurable neurologic disorder HTLV-1–associated myelopathy–tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM–TSP) as well as adult T-cell leukemia–lymphoma. Although case…

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