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Detection of JC virus DNA in peripheral lymphocytes from patients with and without progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
1 Apr 1992
Abstract excerpt
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) results from lytic infection of oligodendrocytes by JC virus (JCV). Although JCV has been identified in mononuclear cells in bone marrow and hematogenous dissemination of the virus to the central nervous system has been suspected, JCV has never been clearly demonstrated in the peripheral circulation. Using polymerase chain reaction technology, we examined...
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