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Molecular characterization of BK virus in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus.
Medical microbiology and immunology - 1 Apr 2016
Karalic Danijela, Lazarevic Ivana, Banko Ana, Cupic Maja, Jevtovic Djordje, Jovanovic Tanja
Abstract excerpt
Immunosuppression seems to be the most important cause of BKPyV reactivation. Recently, a spectrum of diseases associated with BKPyV infection has been reported in HIV-infected patients. BKPyV isolates can be classified into four subtypes based on nucleotide polymorphisms within VP1 coding region. Mutations within the BC loop of the VP1 may be associated with an increase in the viral pathogenicity. The aims of...
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