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SUBMITTER: Barth H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5086624 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Barth Heidi H Solis Morgane M Kack-Kack Wallys W Soulier Eric E Velay Aurélie A Fafi-Kremer Samira S
Viruses 20161022 10
Developments of genome amplification techniques have rapidly expanded the family of human polyomaviruses (PyV). Following infection early in life, PyV persist in their hosts and are generally of no clinical consequence. High-level replication of PyV can occur in patients under immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory therapy and causes severe clinical entities, such as progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, polyomavirus-associated nephropathy or Merkel cell carcinoma. The characterization of k ...[more]