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Hirsch, H., Suthanthiran, M. The natural history, risk factors and outcomes of polyomavirus BK-associated nephropathy after renal transplantation. Nat Rev Nephrol 2, 240–241 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0179
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