Molecular Epidemiology of Human Polyomavirus JC in the Biaka Pygmies and Bantu of Central Africa
Polyomavirus JC (JCV) is ubiquitous in humans and causes a chronic demyelinating disease of the central nervous system , progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy which is common in AIDS. JCV is excreted in urine of 30-70% of adults worldwide. Based on sequence analysis of JCV complete genomes or f...
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1998-09-01
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761998000500010 |