Nephropathy Cytology
New research on nephropathy cytology from Hamamatsu University, Department of Urology summarized
Published in Blood Weekly, January 7th, 2010
New investigation results, 'BK virus nephropathy: clinical experience in a university hospital in Japan,' are detailed in a study published in International Journal of Urology. In this recent report, researchers in Hamamatsu, Japan conducted a study "To review the medical records of patients with BK virus nephropathy (BKVN) following kidney transplantation in our institution. We screened patients for decoy cells using urine cytology, assessed serum creatinine levels, and conducted a graft biopsy, as well as assessed the presence of plasma BK virus DNA by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction."
"The treatment of BKVN was based on the decreased use of...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2010-01-07)
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