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JC virus genotyping offers a new paradigm in the study of human populations.
Reviews in medical virology - 1 Jan 2000
Yogo Yoshiaki, Sugimoto Chie, Zheng Huai-Ying, Ikegaya Hiroshi, Takasaka Tomokazu, Kitamura Tadaichi
Abstract excerpt
A small DNA virus, named JC virus (JCV) and belonging to the Polyomaviridae, is attracting the attention of anthropologists worldwide, as JCV genotyping appears to be a novel means of elucidating human migrations and the origins of various ethnic groups. The basic properties of JCV, the regional distributions of JCV genotypes, and the phylogenetic relationships among various JCV genotypes are described. Then, a...
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