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Genotyping of polyomavirus BK by Real Time PCR for VP1 gene.
Molecular biotechnology - 1 Oct 2011
Gambarino Stefano, Costa Cristina, Astegiano Sara, Piasentin Elsa Alessio, Segoloni Giuseppe P, Cavallo Rossana, Bergallo Massimiliano
Abstract excerpt
Polyomavirus BK latently persist in different sites, including the renourinary tract, and may reactivate causing nephropathy in renal transplant recipients or hemorrhagic cystitis in bone marrow recipients. Based on the sequence of the VP1 gene, four genotypes have been described, corresponding to the four serologically differentiated subtypes I-IV, with different prevalence and geographic distribution. In this...
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