JC virus

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Introduction

Supercoiled virus.

The virus is so named (JC virus) because it was isolated from the post mortem brain of a patient John Cunningham (JC), with PML.

Epidemiology

-JC virus is an opportunistic infection. Infection is common; antibodies to JC virus are present in 80% of adults.

Pathology

Laboratory

More general terms

Additional terms

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 18. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2018.
  2. Greenfield's Neuropathology, 5th ed., 1992 p. 336, 367-70
  3. 3.0 3.1 ARUP Consult: JC Virus - PML The Physician's Guide to Laboratory Test Selection & Interpretation https://www.arupconsult.com/content/jc-virus