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Genotypic diversity of polyomaviruses circulating among kidney transplant recipients in Kuwait.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 2013
Chehadeh Wassim, Nampoory Mangalathillam Raman
Abstract excerpt
BK virus (BKV) and JC virus (JCV) are human polyomaviruses that cause asymptomatic latent infections. Under immunosuppression, BKV-associated nephropathy has been documented in Kuwait and elsewhere. Even though different BKV and JCV genotypes with distinct geographical distribution have been described, the genotype of polyomavirus detected in Kuwait is still unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the...
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