Article
Four geographically distinct genotypes of JC virus are prevalent in China and Mongolia: implications for the racial composition of modern China.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Oct 1998
Guo J, Sugimoto C, Kitamura T, Ebihara H, Kato A, Guo Z, Liu J, Zheng S P, Wang Y L, Na Y Q, Suzuki M, Taguchi F, Yogo Y
Abstract excerpt
JC polyomavirus (JCV) is ubiquitous in humans, persisting in renal tissue and excreting progeny in urine. It has been shown that the genotyping of urinary JCV offers a novel means of tracing human migrations. This approach was used to elucidate the racial composition of modern China. JCV isolates...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- China
- Genotype
- Humans
- JC Virus
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
- Racial Groups