Immunity to Polyomavirus BK Infection: Immune Monitoring to Regulate the Balance between Risk of BKV Nephropathy and Induction of Alloimmunity

Immunity to Polyomavirus BK Infection: Immune Monitoring to Regulate the Balance between Risk of BKV Nephropathy and Induction of Alloimmunity

Polyomavirus BK-associated nephropathy (PyVAN) is the main infectious cause of allograft damage after kidney transplantation. A number of studies revealed an association between the presence of BKV-specific cellular immunity and BK viral clearance, with patients failing to recover specific T cells...

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Main Authors: Patrizia Comoli, Michela Cioni, Sabrina Basso, Chiara Gagliardone, Leonardo Potenza, Enrico Verrina, Mario Luppi, Marco Zecca, Gian Marco Ghiggeri, Fabrizio Ginevri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/256923

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/256923

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