JC virus VP1 loop-specific polymorphisms are associated with favorable prognosis for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Journal of NeuroVirology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-56

  Delbue, Serena ^a   Branchetti, Emanuela ^a   Bertolacci, Simone ^a   Tavazzi, Eleonora ^b   Marchioni, Enrico ^b   Maserati, Renato ^c   Minnucci, Giulia ^a   Tremolada, Sara ^a   Vago, Gianluca ^d   Ferrante, Pasquale ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e Saint Joseph Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amino acid substitutions; Disease progression; JC virus; PML

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN VP1;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JC VIRUS; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BRAIN; CAPSID PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JC VIRUS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROGNOSIS;

JC POLYOMAVIRUS; MIRIDAE; POLYOMAVIRUS;

EID: 61849085200     PISSN: 13550284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13550280802425467     Document Type: Article

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