| genetic diversity of jc virus in the modern filipino population: implications for the peopling of the philippines. | the philippines is generally believed to have been established by various peoples who migrated from neighboring areas. to gain new insights into the peopling of the philippines, we used the jc virus (jcv) genotyping approach. we collected about 50 urine samples on each of two representative islands of the philippines, luzon and cebu. dna was extracted from the urine samples and used to amplify the 610-bp region (ig region) of the viral genome. for each island, we determined about 20 ig sequences ... | 2003 | 12541330 |