“…While it is clear that abs against specific HLTV-1 proteins can be detected in HAM/TSP patients and at higher levels than in ACs (Kitze et al, 1996, the role HTLV-1 specific antibodies could play in pathogenesis is unclear. Some postulate that HTLV-1 specific abs in the CSF are in fact detrimental (Ribeiro et al, 2013). …”