Article
Phylogenetic analysis of 22 complete genomes of the human polyomavirus JC virus.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Oct 1998
Jobes D V, Chima S C, Ryschkewitsch C F, Stoner G L
Abstract excerpt
The polyomavirus JC (JCV) establishes a persistent infection in the kidneys, and is the virus agent that causes the demyelinating disease progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. PCR and DNA sequence analyses of partial JCV genomes have shown that there are at least four main JCV types, each a...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Female
- Genome, Viral
- Genotype
- Humans
- JC Virus
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phylogeny