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Regional distribution of two related Northeast Asian genotypes of JC virus, CY-a and -b: implications for the dispersal of Northeast Asians.
Microbes and infection - 1 May 2004
Zheng Huai-Ying, Zhao Pengyun, Suganami Hideki, Ohasi Yasuo, Ikegaya Hiroshi, Kim Jung-Chul, Sugimoto Chie, Takasaka Tomokazu, Kitamura Tadaichi, Yogo Yoshiaki
Abstract excerpt
JC virus (JCV) is a useful marker to trace human dispersal. Two genotypes of JCV (MY and CY) are mainly distributed in Northeast Asia. The population history of people carrying MY has been studied in some detail but that of people carrying CY remains poorly understood. To gain insights into the population history of Northeast Asians carrying CY we analyzed the genetic variation in CY isolates. We constructed a...
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