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Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
A viral infectious disease that involves reactivation of JC polyomavirus (Betapolyomavirus secuhominis) in immune-compromised individuals which causes the loss of white matter (which is made up of myelin, a substance the
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Overview
A viral infectious disease that involves reactivation of JC polyomavirus (Betapolyomavirus secuhominis) in immune-compromised individuals which causes the loss of white matter (which is made up of myelin, a substance the
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