JC virus, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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Keywords
JC Virus, Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome
Abstract
This letter seeks to clarify the meaning of the acronym JC used by the authors of the original document, explaining that the first patient from whom said virus was isolated was John Cunningham.
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