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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient with novel mutation in the RAC2 gene: a case report.
Journal of medical case reports - 11 Jun 2022
Bahrami Sima, Arshi Saba, Nabavi Mohammad, Bemanian Mohammad Hassan, Fallahpour Morteza, Rezaeifar Afshin, Shokri Sima
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BACKGROUND: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a rare demyelinating disease that is often secondary to lytic destruction of oligodendrocytes and, to a lesser extent, to astrocytes' response to human neurotrophic John Cunningham polyomavirus. Any underlying congenital disorder of primary or secondary immunodeficiency may predispose to virus infection and possible invasion of the brain. We present the...
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