1Clinical Virology, Manchester Medical Microbiology Partnership, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK Background: Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infection is associated with adult T-cell lymphoma (ATL), tropical-spasticparaparesis (TSP) and HTLV-associated-myelopathy (HAM). In 2004 mandatory screening of corneal donors for HTLV was introduced. We audited HTLV screening of cadaveric corneal donors at the CTS-Manchester Eye Bank.
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