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Descriptor English: JC Virus
Descriptor Spanish: Virus JC
Descriptor virus JC
Entry term(s) poliomavirus JC
poliomavirus JC humano
Scope note: Especie de POLIOMAVIRUS, aislada originalmente del cerebro de un paciente con leucoencefalopatía multifocal progresiva. Las iniciales del paciente J.C. dieron nombre al virus. La infección no se acompaña de una enfermedad aparente pero posteriormente puede aparecer una grave enfermedad desmielinizante, probablemente tras la reactivación del virus latente.
Descriptor Portuguese: Vírus JC
Descriptor French: Virus JC
Entry term(s): Human Polyomavirus JC
JC polyomavirus
John Cunningham Virus
Polyomavirus JC, Human
Polyomavirus hominis 2
Polyomavirus, JC
Virus, John Cunningham
Tree number(s): B04.280.210.700.615.400
B04.613.204.670.615.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007577
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: do not confuse with JAMESTOWN CANYON VIRUS see ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, CALIFORNIA; infection: coordinate IM with POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS (IM) + TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS (IM) but consider also LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
Previous Indexing: Papovaviridae (1971-1982)
Polyomaviruses (1971-1982)
Public MeSH Note: 2002; see POLYOMAVIRUS HOMINIS 2 1994-2001, see JC VIRUS 1983-93
History Note: 2002, 1983-1993
DeCS ID: 31867
Unique ID: D007577
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1982/04/26
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
JC Virus - Preferred
Concept UI M0011837
Scope note 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.
Preferred term JC Virus
Entry term(s) Human Polyomavirus JC
JC polyomavirus
John Cunningham Virus
Polyomavirus JC, Human
Polyomavirus hominis 2
Polyomavirus, JC
Virus, John Cunningham



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