Polyomaviruses and Human Diseases -- Discovery and Epidemiology of the Human Polyomaviruses BK Virus (BKV) and JC Virus (JCV) -- Phylogenomics and Molecular Evolution of Polyomaviruses -- Virus Receptors and Tropism -- Serological Cross Reactivity between Polyomavirus Capsids -- Molecular Genetics of the BK Virus -- Serological Diagnosis of Human Polyomavirus Infection -- Human Polyomavirus JC and BK Persistent Infection -- Immunity and Autoimmunity Induced by Polyomaviruses -- The Pathobiology of Polyomavirus Infection in Man -- Polyomavirus-Associated Nephropathy in Renal Transplantation -- BK Virus and Immunosuppressive Agents -- BK Virus Infection after Non-Renal Transplantation -- Latent and Productive Polyomavirus Infections of Renal Allografts -- Urine Cytology Findings of Polyomavirus Infections -- Diagnosis and Treatment of BK Virus-Associated Transplant Nephropathy -- Pharmacotherapeutic Options for the Management of Human Polyomaviruses -- Leflunomide in Solid Organ Transplantation and Polyoma Virus Infection -- JC Virus Can Infect Human Immune and Nervous System Progenitor Cells -- The Polyomavirus, JCV, and Its Involvement in Human Disease -- Transforming Activities of JC Virus Early Proteins -- Polyomavirus in Human Cancer Development -- BK Virus, JC Virus and Simian Virus 40 Infection in Humans, and Association with Human Tumors -- Epidemiologic Studies of Polyomaviruses and Cancer.

This book explains the means of diagnosis and treatment of polyomavirus and contains an ample outline of the history, pathology, symptoms, and treatment of diseases induced by human polyomavirus. This volume is divided into four sections which thoroughly explore the most up to date information on polyomavirus including a general discussion of the virus, exploration of transplant related pathobiology, histopathology, diagnosis, management, and pharmacotherapy, afflictions and diseases caused by polyoma-JC virus and neoplastic associations of polyomaviruses. This comprehensive text will provide the reader with information on all of the latest advancements in the area.