Prevalence of Anti-JC Virus (JCV) Antibodies in the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Population in Cyprus: A Retrospective Study.

Sakis Lambrianides Christiana A DemetriouAndis TillyrisElena KkolouEftychia GagliaEleni AgkastiniotiEleni LeonidouYiolanda-Panayiota ChristouSavvas S PapacostasKleopas A KleopaTheodoros KyriakidesMarios Pantzaris

Published in: Neurology research international (2019)

Overall seroprevalence of anti-JCV antibodies in MS patients in Cyprus using the STRATIFY JCV assay was lower than the worldwide reported mean. Although previously reported, in our study, the anti-JCV antibody seropositivity was not associated with increasing age or sex.

Keyphrases

multiple sclerosis
end stage renal disease
mass spectrometry
ms ms
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
high throughput
patient reported outcomes