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BK polyomavirus genotyping at inter- and intra-patient level in Spain.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2013
Ledesma J, Bouza E, González-Nicolás M A, García de Viedma D, Rodríguez-Sánchez B, Muñoz P
Abstract excerpt
BK polyomavirus (BKV) is classified into four subtypes based on nucleotide variation of a 287 bp typing region in the VP1 protein. Most studies show that subtype I is predominant in different geographic settings, followed by subtype IV. However, BKV subtypes II and III are detected at low rates. In Spain, the prevalence of each subtype is not well known. The aim of this study was to identify the BKV subtypes from...
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