TY - JOUR
T1 - Anti-JC virus antibody prevalence in a multinational multiple sclerosis cohort
AU - Olsson, Tomas
AU - Achiron, Anat
AU - Alfredsson, Lars
AU - Berger, Thomas
AU - Brassat, David
AU - Chan, Andrew
AU - Comi, Giancarlo
AU - Eraksoy, Mefkure
AU - Hegen, Harald
AU - Hillert, Jan
AU - Jensen, Poul Erik Hyldgaard
AU - Moiola, Lucia
AU - Myhr, Kjell-Morten
AU - Oturai, Annette
AU - Schippling, Sven
AU - Siva, Aksel
AU - Sorensen, Per Soelberg
AU - Trampe, Anne-Kathrin
AU - Weber, Thomas
AU - Potts, James
AU - Plavina, Tatiana
AU - Paes, Dominic
AU - Subramanyam, Meena
AU - Wiendl, Heinz
AU - Dib, Hussein
AU - Uren, Deniz
AU - Hemmer, Bernhard
AU - Buck, Dorothea
PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - JC virus (JCV) is an opportunistic virus known to cause progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Anti-JC virus (Anti-JCV) antibody prevalence in a large, geographically diverse, multi-national multiple sclerosis (MS) cohort was compared in a cross-sectional study. Overall, anti-JCV antibody prevalence was 57.6%. Anti-JCV antibody prevalence in MS patients ranged from approximately 47% to 68% across these countries: Norway, 47.4%; Denmark, 52.6%; Israel, 56.6%; France, 57.6%; Italy, 58.3%; Sweden, 59.0%; Germany, 59.1%; Austria, 66.7% and Turkey, 67.7%. Prevalence increased with age (from 49.5% in patients < 30 years of age to 66.5% in patients ≥ 60 years of age; p < 0.0001 comparing all age categories), was lower in females than in males (55.8% versus 61.9%; p < 0.0001) and was not affected by prior immunosuppressant or natalizumab use.
AB - JC virus (JCV) is an opportunistic virus known to cause progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Anti-JC virus (Anti-JCV) antibody prevalence in a large, geographically diverse, multi-national multiple sclerosis (MS) cohort was compared in a cross-sectional study. Overall, anti-JCV antibody prevalence was 57.6%. Anti-JCV antibody prevalence in MS patients ranged from approximately 47% to 68% across these countries: Norway, 47.4%; Denmark, 52.6%; Israel, 56.6%; France, 57.6%; Italy, 58.3%; Sweden, 59.0%; Germany, 59.1%; Austria, 66.7% and Turkey, 67.7%. Prevalence increased with age (from 49.5% in patients < 30 years of age to 66.5% in patients ≥ 60 years of age; p < 0.0001 comparing all age categories), was lower in females than in males (55.8% versus 61.9%; p < 0.0001) and was not affected by prior immunosuppressant or natalizumab use.
U2 - 10.1177/1352458513477925
DO - 10.1177/1352458513477925
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 23459571
SN - 1352-4585
VL - 19
SP - 1533
EP - 1538
JO - Multiple Sclerosis Journal
JF - Multiple Sclerosis Journal
IS - 11
ER -