A viral infectious disease that involves reactivation of JC polyomavirus in immune-compromised individuals which causes the loss of white matter (which is made up of myelin, a substance the surrounds and protects nerve fibers) in multiple areas of the brain. The symptoms include hemiparesis, aphasia, dysarthria, hemianopia, cognitive impairment and coma. (Human Disease Ontology, DOID_643)
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1 genes associated with the disease pml in GWAS and other genetic association datasets from the GAD Gene-Disease Associations dataset.
