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JC virus in the Irish population: significant increase of genotype 2 in immunocompromised individuals.
Journal of neurovirology - 1 Feb 2006
Schaffer Kirsten, Sheehy Noreen, Coughlan Suzie, Bergin Colm, Hall William W
Abstract excerpt
The human polyomavirus JC virus (JCV) is ubiquitous and can be shed in the urine of more than 40% of the healthy population. Amplification and sequencing of JCV from urine has allowed a distinctive map of the distribution of JCV genotypes worldwide. To define the frequency of JCV urinary excretion and genotype distribution in Ireland, urines from 121 healthy individuals and from 94 immunocompromised individuals...
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