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Molecular genotyping of BK and JC viruses in human polyomavirus-associated interstitial nephritis after renal transplantation.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Aug 2001
Baksh F K, Finkelstein S D, Swalsky P A, Stoner G L, Ryschkewitsch C F, Randhawa P
Abstract excerpt
The human polyomaviruses BK virus (BKV) and JC virus (JCV) have been linked to ureteric stenosis and allograft interstitial nephritis, but molecular characterization of the species involved has not been performed. We studied paraffin-embedded renal tissue from 19 cases of allograft viral interstitial nephritis. Histological sections were subjected to polymerase chain reaction amplification using consensus, BKV-,...
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