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The natural history, risk factors and outcomes of polyomavirus BK-associated nephropathy after renal transplantation

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boxed-textVasudev B et al. (2005) BK virus nephritis: risk factors, timing, and outcome in renal transplant recipients. Kidney Int 68: 1834–1839

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  2. Chief of Nephrology and Transplant Medicine at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and Stanton Griffis Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA

    Manikkam Suthanthiran

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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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