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[Detection of novel rearrangement of the JC virus gene in a case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy with adult T-cell leukemia].
Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 1 Jan 2007
Matsuo Takashi, Kyoraku Itaru, Shiomi Kazutaka, Sugimoto Seiichiro, Zheng Huai-Ying, Nakazato Masamitsu
Abstract excerpt
A 53-year-old man with adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) developed progressive left hemiparesis and left homonymous hemianopsia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) one month later showed multiple high-intensity lesions in the white matter of both occipital lobes, with predominance in the right side. Detection of JCV genome with polymerase chain reaction in his cerebrospinal fluid subsequently confirmed the diagnosis of...
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