"BK Virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of POLYOMAVIRUS apparently infecting over 90% of children but not clearly associated with any clinical illness in childhood. The virus remains latent in the body throughout life and can be reactivated under certain circumstances.
| Descriptor ID |
D001739
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.280.210.620.615.100 B04.613.204.670.615.100
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| Concept/Terms |
BK Virus- BK Virus
- Polyomavirus, BK
- Polyomavirus hominis 1
- BK polyomavirus
- Human Polyomavirus BK
- Polyomavirus BK, Human
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "BK Virus" by people in Profiles.
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Singh HK, Andreoni KA, Madden V, True K, Detwiler R, Weck K, Nickeleit V. Presence of urinary Haufen accurately predicts polyomavirus nephropathy. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Feb; 20(2):416-27.
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Russo G, Anzivino E, Fioriti D, Mischitelli M, Bellizzi A, Giordano A, Autran-Gomez A, Di Monaco F, Di Silverio F, Sale P, Di Prospero L, Pietropaolo V. p53 gene mutational rate, Gleason score, and BK virus infection in prostate adenocarcinoma: Is there a correlation? J Med Virol. 2008 Dec; 80(12):2100-7.
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Friedman DP, Flanders AE. MR Imaging of BK virus encephalitis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2006 May; 27(5):1016-8.
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White MK, Gordon J, Reiss K, Del Valle L, Croul S, Giordano A, Darbinyan A, Khalili K. Human polyomaviruses and brain tumors. Brain Res Brain Res Rev. 2005 Dec 01; 50(1):69-85.
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Huang H, Reis R, Yonekawa Y, Lopes JM, Kleihues P, Ohgaki H. Identification in human brain tumors of DNA sequences specific for SV40 large T antigen. Brain Pathol. 1999 Jan; 9(1):33-42.
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Weber MC, Groger RK, Tykocinski ML. Antisense modulation of the ICAM-1 phenotype of a model human bone marrow stromal cell line. Exp Cell Res. 1998 Oct 10; 244(1):239-48.
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Tanaka R, Sekiguchi K, Ueki K, Gilden DH, Koprowski H. Morphological studies of hamster brain cells transformed in vitro by a human papovavirus BK. Acta Neuropathol. 1978 Mar 15; 41(3):235-9.