Detection method of JC virus as well as kit and application thereof
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- THE 309TH HOSPITAL OF CHINESE PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMY
- Publication Date
- 2013-05-01
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The invention relates to a virus detection method and a kit, in particular to a JC virus detection method and a kit. Background technique
[0002] JC virus (JCV) is a human polyomavirus, a small double-stranded DNA virus. JCV was first discovered and isolated from patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (Progressive Multifocal Lukoenphalapathy, PML) by PADGETT in 1971. The virus has only one serotype, but can be divided into more than 30 genotypes.
[0003] JCV is an opportunistic infectious pathogen, and the serological positive rate in the normal population is as high as 80%. Primary infection generally occurs in childhood and is mostly asymptomatic. JCV can be transmitted from mother to child through childbirth (placenta), breast-feeding or long-term co-living contact, and can also be transmitted through the respiratory and digestive tracts. After the initial infection, JCV exists in human tissues in a latent state, but when the...