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Different Strains of BK Polyomavirus: VP1 Sequences in a Group of Iranian Prostate Cancer Patients.
Urology journal - 18 Mar 2018
Vaezjalali Maryam, Azimi Helia, Hosseini Seyed Masoud, Taghavi Afsoon, Goudarzi Hossein
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: BK virus (BKV) has a worldwide seroprevalence in humans. Based on sequences of the major capsid proteins, i.e. viral protein 1 (VP1), there are four BKV genotypes. Each genotype has its own subtypes, and wasshown to be circulating independently in the human population. The aim of this study was to determine BKVgenotypes and subtypes among Iranian patients with prostatic cancer, benign prostatic...
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