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Distribution of JC virus genotypes among Serbian patients infected with HIV and in healthy donors.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2014
Karalic Danijela, Lazarevic Ivana, Knezevic Aleksandra, Cupic Maja, Jevtovic Djordje, Jovanovic Tanja
Abstract excerpt
Certain factors lead to increased reactivation of JC virus (JCV) and immunodeficiency seems to be the most important. JCV isolates can be classified into eight different genotypes and several subtypes based on nucleotide difference in the VP1 gene. JCV genotypes are strongly associated with particular ethnic groups and frequently used as genetic markers for human evolution and migration. The aim of this study was...
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