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Asian genotypes of JC virus in Japanese-Americans suggest familial transmission.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 2002
Suzuki Makoto, Zheng Huai-Ying, Takasaka Tomokazu, Sugimoto Chie, Kitamura Tadaichi, Beutler Ernest, Yogo Yoshiaki
Abstract excerpt
To examine the mode of JC virus (JCV) transmission, we collected urine samples from second- and third-generation Japanese-Americans in Los Angeles, Calif., whose parents and grandparents were all Japanese. From the urine samples of these Japanese-Americans, we mainly detected two subtypes (CY and MY) of JCV that are predominantly found among native Japanese. This finding provides support for the hypothesis that...
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