© 2002 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 4, 239,
February 20, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press
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There is growing evidence supporting an association between infection with the JC virus (JCV, a neurotropic polyomavirus) and human brain tumors, including medulloblastomas. Del Valle et al. (p. 267) assessed the presence of JCV Agno gene sequences in a series of 20 well-characterized medulloblastomas. They also determined the expression of agnoprotein and cellular structural and regulatory proteins, including the JCV early gene product, T-antigen. Analysis of amplified DNA from tumor samples revealed the presence of the Agno gene in 69% of samples tested and immunohistochemical cytoplasmic
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