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SUBMITTER: Makvandi M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7058753 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] 20190730 1
JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) is the causative agent for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in immunocompromised patients. More than 40% of healthy population excretes JCPyV particles in their urine. As JCPyV is ubiquitous in human, the definition of genotype distribution can help trace population migration. In this study, to define the frequency of JCPyV in southwest of Iran, urine samples of 161 volunteers including 80 healthy individuals and 81 HIV-infected patients were collected. PC ...[more]