| Literature DB >> 16626043 |
Kamel Khalili1, Jennifer Gordon, Martyn K White.
Abstract
The human neurotropic polyomavirus, JC virus (JCV), is the etiologic agent of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a fatal demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that occurs mainly in immunosuppressed patients. JCV has also been found to be associated with human tumors of the brain and other organs. In this chapter, we describe JC virus and its role in human diseases.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16626043 DOI: 10.1007/0-387-32957-9_20
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Exp Med Biol ISSN: 0065-2598 Impact factor: 2.622