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BK polyomavirus diversity-Why viral variation matters.
Reviews in medical virology - 1 Jul 2020
Blackard Jason T, Davies Stella M, Laskin Benjamin L
Abstract excerpt
BK polyomavirus (BKPyV or BKV) is a non-enveloped, circular double-stranded DNA virus that may exceed 80% seroprevalence in adults. BKV infection typically occurs during childhood, and the majority of adults are latently infected. While BKV infection is rarely associated with clinical disease in most individuals, in immunosuppressed individuals, reactivation may cause kidney (BK-associated nephropathy) or bladder...
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