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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Main Authors: Yung-Yee Chang, Min-Yu Lan, Cheng-Huei Peng, Hsiu-Shan Wu, DeChing Chang, Jia-Shou Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609603557