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Donor origin of BKV replication after kidney transplantation.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Feb 2014
Schmitt Corinna, Raggub Lubna, Linnenweber-Held Silvia, Adams Ortwin, Schwarz Anke, Heim Albert
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: BK virus associated nephropathy (BKVN) leads to renal allograft dysfunction and loss. However, it is still unclear whether BKV replication in the transplant recipient is a result of reactivation in the recipient's native kidneys or whether BKV originates from the donor kidney. STUDY DESIGN: Urine of 249 donor/recipient pairs was investigated for the presence of BKV-DNA by qPCR before living...
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