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Detection of JC and BK Viruses in Pathological Specimens by Polymerase Chain Reaction

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Diagnosis of Human Viruses by Polymerase Chain Reaction Technology

Part of the book series: Frontiers of Virology ((FRVIROLOGY,volume 1))

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Detection of the human polyomaviruses JC and BK by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been used to diagnose the neurological disease, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, and to study viruria in immunocompromised and nonimmunosuppressed individuals. The universal nature of PCR technology now makes it possible for many laboratories to diagnose infections produced by these viruses.

These studies were supported by Public Health Service grant 1P50 AI28748-01 from the Natlonal Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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  1. Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA

    Ray R. Arthur

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  1. Department of Molecular Virology Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, POB 1172, Jerusalem, Israel

    Yechiel Becker

  2. Institut für Medizinische Virologie, der Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 324, W-6900, Heidelberg, Germany

    Gholamreza Darai

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Arthur, R.R. (1992). Detection of JC and BK Viruses in Pathological Specimens by Polymerase Chain Reaction. In: Becker, Y., Darai, G. (eds) Diagnosis of Human Viruses by Polymerase Chain Reaction Technology. Frontiers of Virology, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84766-0_17

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