Polyomaviruses other than JCV are not detected in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-162

  Focosi, Daniele ^a   Maggi, Fabrizio ^a   Andreoli, Elisabetta ^a   Lanini, Letizia ^a   Ceccherini Nelli, Luca ^a   Petrini, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

JCV; KIV; LPV; MCV; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; WUV

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

BRAIN BIOPSY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HUMAN; JC VIRUS; KI VIRUS; LETTER; LYMPHOTROPIC POLYOMAVIRUS; MERKEL CELL POLYOMA VIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYOMA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; VIRUS DETECTION; WU VIRUS;

DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMAVIRUS;

EID: 66049112363     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.04.009     Document Type: Letter

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