Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in an Immunocompetent Taiwanese Patient
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a deadly demyelinating brain disease caused by JC virus (JCV). Genomic analysis of viral isolates in these cases often shows prototype-like JCV and its variants, which is a virulent strain compared to the latent archetype virions mostly found in th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2007-01-01
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Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609603557 |