The human polyomaviruses: from orphans and mutants to patchwork family

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For almost 40 years, polyomavirus JC and BK were the only known human polyomaviruses but in the last 7 years, increased interest and innovative molecular screening techniques have led to the identification of 10 previously unknown polyomaviruses in humans. Two of these, Merkel cell polyomavirus and Trichodysplasia spinulosa polyomavirus, have also been found to cause disease in immunocompromised patients....

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