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Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 972102, 9 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/972102
Research Article

Molecular Networks Involved in the Immune Control of BK Polyomavirus

Eva Girmanova,1 Irena Brabcova,1 Jiri Klema,2 Petra Hribova,1 Mariana Wohlfartova,3 Jelena Skibova,4 and Ondrej Viklicky1,3

1Transplant Laboratory, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Videnska 1958, 140 21 Prague 4, Czech Republic
2Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Karlovo namesti 13, 121 35 Prague 2, Czech Republic
3Department of Nephrology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Videnska 1958, 140 21 Prague 4, Czech Republic
4Department of Statistics, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Videnska 1958, 140 21 Prague 4, Czech Republic

Received 28 August 2012; Accepted 5 November 2012

Academic Editor: Rossana Cavallo

Copyright © 2012 Eva Girmanova et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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