Polyomavirus allograft nephropathy: sequential assessment of histologic viral load, tubulitis, and graft function following changes in immunosuppression.

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Published in Am J Transplant on November 01, 2003

Authors

Betul Celik1, Ron Shapiro, Abhay Vats, Parmjeet S Randhawa

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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