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Molecular analysis of JC virus genotypes circulating among the Italian healthy population.
Journal of neurovirology - 1 Oct 2003
Pagani Elisabetta, Delbue Serena, Mancuso Roberta, Borghi Elisa, Tarantini Letizia, Ferrante Pasquale
Abstract excerpt
JC virus (JCV) is an unique virus, but eight different JCV genotypes and various subtypes have been individuated, with a geographic distribution that has been described in general but still needs to be detailed. To define JCV genotype epidemiology in Italy, the authors collected urine from 211 healthy individuals living in Northern, Central, and Southern Continental Italy, and in the two main Italian islands. As...
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