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Biological Sciences: Papova Virus in Urine after Renal Transplantation

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THE excretion of viruses of the papova type in urine following renal transplantation has been described only in a single case1. Excretion of herpes viruses is more common, and a high incidence of warts in transplant patients has also been reported2. A papova-like virus has been found in brain material of patients with progressive multifocal leuco-encephalopathy (PML) and such viruses have been cultured from cases of PML complicating Hodgkin's disease3,4. Immuno-suppressive therapy activates latent viruses5 and is associated with a high incidence of malignant tumours6. We report here the excretion in urine of a papova-like virus by approximately 45% of patients in a renal transplant unit.

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  1. Molecular Biology Section, Veterinary Research Institute, Onderstepoort, Pretoria

    G. LECATSAS

  2. Department of Microbiology, University of Pretoria,

    O. W. PROZESKY

  3. Department of Surgery, H. F. Verwoerd Hospital and University of Pretoria,

    J. VAN WYK

  4. Molecular Biology Section, Veterinary Research Institute, Onderstepoort, Pretoria

    H. J. ELS

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LECATSAS, G., PROZESKY, O., VAN WYK, J. et al. Biological Sciences: Papova Virus in Urine after Renal Transplantation. Nature 241, 343–344 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/241343a0

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