Low prevalence of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in India and Africa: Is there a biological explanation?

Journal of NeuroVirology

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 59-67

  Shankar, S K ^a   Satishchandra, P ^a   Mahadevan, A ^a   Yasha, T C ^a   Nagaraja, D ^a   Taly, A B ^a   Prabhakar, S ^b   Nath, A ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; HHV 6; HIV; JCV; PML; Tat

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS STRAIN;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; JC VIRUS;

EID: 0038813548     PISSN: 13550284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13550280390195397     Document Type: Review

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