Gliomas of astrocytic, oligodendroglial and ependymal origin account for more than 70% of
all brain tumors. The most frequent (65%) and most malignant histological type is the …

The purpose of this review is to provide a sufficiently detailed perspective on epidemiologic
studies of primary brain tumors to encourage multidisciplinary etiologic and prognostic …

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a debilitating and frequently fatal
central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating disease caused by JC virus (JCV), for which …

Malignant gliomas are the most common primary brain tumors in adults, have no known
etiology, and are generally rapidly fatal despite current therapies. Human cytomegalovirus …

To assess the stability of polyomavirus antibodies in serial samples over time and the
incidence and age-specific prevalence of polyomavirus infections, we established enzyme …

JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) was the first of now 12 PyVs detected in humans, when in 1964,
PyV particles were revealed by electron microscopy in progressive multifocal …

Infection of the gastrointestinal tract by the human polyomavirus, JCV, which has been
frequently detected in raw urban sewage, can occur via intake of contaminated water and …

Based on the high volume of bacteria and viruses that the intestine is exposed to and the
importance of infectious agents in some gastrointestinal and anogenital cancers, it is not …

Polyomaviruses are DNA tumor viruses with small circular genomes encoding only six
proteins including three structural capsid proteins. Despite this simplicity, our understanding …

Virus-like nanoparticles (VLPs) are natural polymer-based nanomaterials that mimic viral
structures through the hierarchical assembly of viral coat proteins, while lacking viral …