Review Article

Review on the Relationship between Human Polyomaviruses-Associated Tumors and Host Immune System

Table 1

Human polyomaviruses.

NomenclatureYear identifiedPrevalence in human populationDisease associations

BKV1971>90% of adultsCystitis, polyomavirus-associated nephropathies, ureteral stenosis
JCV1971>70% of adultsProgressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
KIV200755–70% of adultsNot defined
WUV200769–80% of adultsNot defined
MCPyV200842–70% of adultsMerkel cell carcinoma
HPyV62010Not definedNot defined
HPyV72010Not definedNot defined
TSPyV2010Not definedTransplant-associated trichodysplasia spinulosum
HPyV92011Not definedNot defined

BKV: BK virus; JCV: JC virus; KIV: Karolinska Institute polyomavirus; WUV: Washington University polyomavirus; MCPyV: Merkel cell polyomavirus; HPyV6: human polyomavirus 6; HPyV7: human polyomavirus 7; TSPyV: trichodysplasia spinulosum polyomavirus; HPyV9: human polyomavirus 9.