Table 5 Summary of the demographics and clinical data of MS and HAM participants

 Case no

67

113

29

CX3CR1⁺UCHL1⁺ (%)

0.24 ± 0.11

0.34 ± 0.39

0.65 ± 0.37

NMDAR2A (%)

1.22 ± 0.57

2.21 ± 1.01

3.69 ± 1.54

NFL (%)

1.43 ± 0.76

2.15 ± 1.25

3.69 ± 1.94

Age

mean = 25.86

range: 22–40

mean = 35.41

range: 9–71

mean = 50.07

range: 33–61

Sex (male: female)

10:57

32:81

5:24

Disease duration (year)

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mean = 7.1

range: 0.1–23

mean = 10.04

range: 0–20

EDSS

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3.1 ± 1.9

4.19 ± 1.33

Subtype (RRMS: PPMS: SPMS)

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95:10:8

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NFL (Simoa, pg/mL, n = 70)

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25.13 ± 38.85

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CSF HTLV-1 antibody

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All (+)

Plasma HTLV-1 antibody

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All (+)

PBMC virus titers

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10.87 ± 6.89