Sentences with phrase «multifocal leukoencephalopathy»

In a 2012 study, researchers reviewed the incidence of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in clients detected with autoimmune rheumatic conditions (ARD) such as RA, lupus, or Sjögren's syndrome.

However, understanding the importance of the T cell response could help researchers prevent the development of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in autoimmune patients.

These findings raise the possibility that viral shell mutations may influence the T cell response to John Cunningham polyomavirus in humans, and play a role in the development of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, the researchers wrote in the Journal of Virology.

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare disease of the brain's white matter caused by the John Cunningham polyomavirus (JCV), a usually harmless virus that infects up to 80 percent of healthy adults.