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    • Sanhueza, David; Ramírez, Eugenio; Navarrete, Nelson; Santander, Ester; Garmendia, María Luisa; Martínez, María José (2012)
      Background: The human T-lymphotropic virus I (HTLV-I) causes spastic paraparesis and adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma. It can be sexually transmitted and is highly prevalent in Central and South America. Aim: To study HTLV-I/II ...
    • San Martín, Hector; Balanda, Monserrat; Vergara, Nicolas; Valenzuela Pedevila, María Antonieta; Cartier Rovirosa, Luis; Ayala, Salvador; Ramírez, Eugenio (Wiley & Sons, 2016-06)
      Infection with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1/2 (HTLV-1/2) is a major health problem. HTLV-1/2 infection is endemic in Chile but representative donor prevalence data are lacking. Data on all blood donors in a large ...
    • Maldonado, Horacio; Ramírez, Eugenio; Utreras Puratich, Elías; Pando, María E.; Kettlun, Ana M.; Chiong Lay, Mario; Kulkarni, Ashok B.; Collados, Lucía; Puente, Javier; Cartier Rovirosa, Luis; Valenzuela, María A. (2011)
      Human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I)-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by selective loss of axons and myelin in the corticospinal tracts. This ...
    • Vergara, Nicolás; Espinoza, Gloria; Balanda, Monserrat; Quiero, Andrea; Hidalgo, Wilma; San Martín, Héctor; Ramírez, Alejandro; Ramírez, Eugenio (Wiley, 2017)
      Here, we evaluated the prevalence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in two groups of Chilean women. The first group consisted of 3235 womenaged 18-64 years attended in six primary care centers of Santiago. The second group ...
    • Medina, Fernando; Quintremil, Sebastian; Alberti, Carolina; Barriga, Andres; Cartier Rovirosa, Luis; Puente, Javier; Ramírez, Eugenio; Ferreira, Arturo; Tanaka, Yuetsu; Valenzuela, Maria Antonieta (Mary Ann Liebert Inc., 2014)
      The human retrovirus human T cell lymphotropic virus type-I (HTLV-1) is the etiologic agent of HTLV-1-Associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Axonal degeneration in HAM/TSP patients occurs without ...