BK virus, the cause of BK virus nephritis. A member of the polyomavirus family with a double-stranded DNA circular genome, BK virus does not have a lipoprotein envelope. It is estimated that 80% of the population has this virus in their system, but it generally remains latent until the immune systemis repressed, as in kidney or other organ transplants.
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Carol Werner
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