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Unveiling Donor-Derived BKPyV DNAemia Through Analysis of Contralateral Kidney Transplant Recipients. [PDF]

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Polyomavirus BK

The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2003
Polyomavirus hominis 1, better known as BK virus (BKV), infects up to 90% of the general population. However, significant clinical manifestations are rare and limited to individuals with impaired immune functions. BKV has been associated with diverse entities such as haemorrhagic cystitis, ureteric stenosis, vasculopathy, pneumonitis, encephalitis ...
Hirsch HH, Steiger J
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Polyomavirus Persistence

Annual Review of Virology, 2016
Mammalian polyomaviruses are characterized by establishing persistent infections in healthy hosts and generally causing clinical disease only in hosts whose immune systems are compromised. Despite the fact that these viruses were discovered decades ago, our knowledge of the mechanisms that govern viral persistence and reactivation is limited.
Michael J, Imperiale, Mengxi, Jiang
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The biology of JC polyomavirus

Biological Chemistry, 2017
Abstract JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) is the causative agent of a fatal central nervous system demyelinating disease known as progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). PML occurs in people with underlying immunodeficiency or in individuals being treated with potent immunomodulatory therapies.
Benedetta Assetta, Walter J. Atwood
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Polyomavirus BK infection

Transplantation Proceedings, 2003
Because it is an important factor affecting renal transplant function, BK infections are significant problem in posttransplant. BK nephropathy develops in 5% of renal allograft recipients, in most cases within the first year after the procedure. The gold standard for BK nephropathy diagnosis is still immunohistochemical staining for large T antigen in ...
B, Matłosz   +11 more
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