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JC Polyomavirus-Associated Nephropathy Case Report: Clinical and Laboratory Learning

British Journal of Biomedical Science
IntroductionJohn Cunningham (JC) virus is commonly associated with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. However, this polyomavirus can also be a rare etiological agent of nephropathy in renal transplant recipients.
Rachael M. Tomb, Siobhan K. McManus, David Kipgen, Sawsan Yaqub, Sally Taylor, Rory N. Gunson   +5 more
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Understanding Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy Risk in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Treated with Immunomodulatory Therapies: A Bird’s Eye View

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
The increased use of newer potent immunomodulatory therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS), including natalizumab, fingolimod, and dimethyl fumarate, has expanded the patient population at risk for developing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)
Elizabeth A. Mills, Yang Mao-Draayer, Yang Mao-Draayer   +2 more
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Association between the JC polyomavirus infection and male infertility. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
In recent years the incidence of male infertility has increased. Many risk factors have been taken into consideration, including viral infections. Investigations into viral agents and male infertility have mainly been focused on human papillomaviruses ...
Manola Comar, Manola Comar, Nunzia Zanotta, Eleonora Croci, Immacolata Murru, Roberto Marci, Cecilia Pancaldi, Ornella Dolcet, Stefania Luppi, Monica Martinelli, Elena Giolo, Giuseppe Ricci, Mauro Tognon   +12 more
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A fulminant case of JC virus encephalopathy supporting a novel syndrome associated with JC virus infection of cortical neurons [PDF]

Journal of Health and Social Sciences, 2016
The JC virus ( JCV) is well known for causing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a potentially fatal, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS).
Matteo Ciocca, Marta Pirovano, Monica Lodi, Antonino Romeo, Vincenza Fetoni   +4 more
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in seven patients with sarcoidosis: a critical discussion of treatment and prognosis

Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders, 2021
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a subacute brain infection by the opportunistic John Cunningham (JC) virus. Herein, we describe seven patients with PML, lymphopenia, and sarcoidosis, in three of whom PML was the first manifestation of
Maike F. Dohrn, Gisa Ellrichmann, Rastislav Pjontek, Carsten Lukas, Jens Panse, Ralf Gold, Jörg B. Schulz, Burkhard Gess, Simone C. Tauber   +8 more
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JC Virus Infection: A Clinical Conundrum

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2019
John Cunningham virus (JCV), a member of polyomaviridae family, has been described as a cause of the progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). It is a potentially fatal, disabling demyelinating infection of the brain occurring mostly in the setting of immunosuppression.
Hajra, Farooq, Saifullah Khan, Niazi, Misbah, Noor, Eijaz, Ghani   +3 more
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JC Polyomavirus Nephropathy: A Rare Complication Late after Kidney Transplantation

Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis
Introduction: JC-polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (JC-PVAN) is a rare cause of allograft dysfunction with only a few cases described in the literature.
Jennifer Scotti Gerber, Sara De Marchi, Ariana Gaspert, Thomas Fehr, Pietro E. Cippà   +4 more
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in the clinical practice of a neurologist. Case report [PDF]

Consilium Medicum
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is an opportunistic infection with severe brain damage caused by the JC-virus, against the background of immunosuppressive conditions.
Yuliana A. Belova, Sergey V. Kotov
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ViroFind: A novel target-enrichment deep-sequencing platform reveals a complex JC virus population in the brain of PML patients. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Deep nucleotide sequencing enables the unbiased, broad-spectrum detection of viruses in clinical samples without requiring an a priori hypothesis for the source of infection.
Spyros Chalkias, Joshua M Gorham, Erica Mazaika, Michael Parfenov, Xin Dang, Steve DePalma, David McKean, Christine E Seidman, Jonathan G Seidman, Igor J Koralnik   +9 more
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VALIDAÇÃO DO MÉTODO PCR EM TEMPO REAL PARA DIAGNÓSTICO DE CITOMEGALOVÍRUS E DOS POLIOMAVÍRUS BK E JC EM AMOSTRAS DE PACIENTES TRANSPLANTADOS RENAIS

Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy, 2023
Introdução e objetivo: Os poliomavírus e citomegalovírus são vírus ubíquos na população que permanecem latentes em vários tecidos de indivíduos portadores.
MLMV Corgozinho, S Vilaça, A França, AGG Oliveira, LV Alves, JKPD Reis, BEF Mota, APL Mota   +7 more
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