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Occurrence of the European subgroup of subtype I BK polyomavirus in Japanese-Americans suggests transmission outside the family.
Journal of virology - 1 Dec 2007
Yogo Yoshiaki, Zhong Shan, Suzuki Makoto, Shibuya Ayako, Kitamura Tadaichi
Abstract excerpt
To examine the mode of transmission of BK polyomavirus (BKV), urine samples were collected from Japanese-Americans in Los Angeles and from other southern Californians. Subtype I was the main subtype found in samples from both groups. The subtype I subgroup Ib-2, which is predominant in Europe, wa...
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