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Genetic diversity of JC virus in the Saami and the Finns: implications for their population history.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Sept 2005
Ikegaya Hiroshi, Zheng Huai-Ying, Saukko Pekka J, Varesmaa-Korhonen Leena, Hovi Tapani, Vesikari Timo, Suganami Hideki, Takasaka Tomokazu, Sugimoto Chie, Ohasi Yasuo, Kitamura Tadaichi, Yogo Yoshiaki
Abstract excerpt
The JC virus (JCV) genotyping method was used to gain insights into the population history of the Saami and the Finns, both speaking Finno-Ugric languages and living in close geographic proximity. Urine samples from Saami and Finns, collected in northern and southern Finland, respectively, were used to amplify a 610-bp JCV-DNA region containing abundant type-specific mutations. Based on restriction site...
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