 JC Virus
"JC Virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of POLYOMAVIRUS, originally isolated from the brain of a patient with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. The patient's initials J.C. gave the virus its name. Infection is not accompanied by any apparent illness but serious demyelinating disease can appear later, probably following reactivation of latent virus.
| Descriptor ID |
D007577
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.280.640.615.400 B04.909.204.210.620.615.400 B04.909.574.204.670.615.400 B04.909.675.615.400
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| Concept/Terms |
JC Virus- JC Virus
- JC polyomavirus
- Polyomavirus, JC
- Human Polyomavirus JC
- Polyomavirus JC, Human
- Polyomavirus hominis 2
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "JC Virus" by people in Profiles.
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Bellaguarda E, Sakuraba A. Reply. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 May; 14(5):776-7.
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Haley SA, O'Hara BA, Nelson CD, Brittingham FL, Henriksen KJ, Stopa EG, Atwood WJ. Human polyomavirus receptor distribution in brain parenchyma contrasts with receptor distribution in kidney and choroid plexus. Am J Pathol. 2015 Aug; 185(8):2246-58.
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Bellaguarda E, Keyashian K, Pekow J, Rubin DT, Cohen RD, Sakuraba A. Prevalence of Antibodies Against JC Virus in Patients With Refractory Crohn's Disease and Effects of Natalizumab Therapy. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Nov; 13(11):1919-25.
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Sandborn WJ, Colombel JF, Enns R, Feagan BG, Hanauer SB, Lawrance IC, Panaccione R, Sanders M, Schreiber S, Targan S, van Deventer S, Goldblum R, Despain D, Hogge GS, Rutgeerts P. Natalizumab induction and maintenance therapy for Crohn's disease. N Engl J Med. 2005 Nov 03; 353(18):1912-25.
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