High Incidence and Early Onset of Urinary Tract Cancers in Patients with BK Polyomavirus Associated Nephropathy

High Incidence and Early Onset of Urinary Tract Cancers in Patients with BK Polyomavirus Associated Nephropathy

Over-immunosuppressed kidney transplant recipients are susceptible to malignancies and BK polyomavirus (BKPyV)-associated nephropathy (BKPyVAN). This study aimed to verify the association between BKPyV infection and urinary tract cancers (UTC). A total of 244 kidney transplant recipients were enroll...

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Main Authors: Yi-Jung Li, Hsin-Hsu Wu, Cheng-Hsu Chen, Hsu-Han Wang, Yang-Jen Chiang, Hsiang-Hao Hsu, See-Tong Pang, Robert Y. L. Wang, Ya-Chung Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
BK polyomavirus
urinary tract cancers
BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy
kidney transplantation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/3/476

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