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Latent human polyomavirus infection in pregnancy: investigation of possible transplacental transmission.
Pathology - 1 Jan 2008
Boldorini Renzo, Veggiani Claudia, Amoruso Elena, Allegrini Sara, Miglio Umberto, Paganotti Alessia, Ribaldone Raffaella, Monga Guido
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AIMS: The purpose of the study was to investigate the transplacental transmission of the human polyomaviruses JCV and BKV. METHODS: Urine and blood samples from 300 pregnant women underwent cytological analysis to search for 'decoy cells', nested PCR to identify presence and genotype of isolated polyomaviruses, and sequence analysis of the transcription control region. Nested PCR was also used to study the...
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