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Molecular Epidemiology and Variation of the BK Polyomavirus in the Population of Central and Eastern Europe Based on the Example of Poland.
Viruses - 21 Jan 2022
Furmaga Jacek, Kowalczyk Marek, Furmaga Olga, Rokos Christos A, Zapolski Tomasz, Krakowski Leszek, Jakubczak Andrzej, Rudzki Sławomir
Abstract excerpt
The BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) is a widespread pathogen in humans. Polymorphism of the region encoding the VP1 protein of BKPyV provides the basis for classifying the virus into types and subtypes, whose frequency varies depending on geographic location. The aim of our study was to determine the frequency of BKPyV in the Polish population and to assess its variation by analysing polymorphism in the typing region....
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