JC virus-specific immune responses in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a frequently fatal disease caused by uncontrolled polyomavirus JC (JCV) in severely immunodeficient patients. We investigated the JCV-specific cellular and humoral immunity in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. We identified PML cases (n = 29), as well as...

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Main Authors: Khanna, N, Wolbers, M, Mueller, N, Garzoni, C, Du Pasquier, R, Fux, C, Vernazza, P, Bernasconi, E, Viscidi, R, Battegay, M, Hirsch, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009