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In a case-control study nested within the EPIC-Oxford cohort, there were no statistically significant differences in the prevalence or titre of antibodies against BK virus measured in plasma taken prior to diagnosis between cases with cancer of the prostate (n=31), kidney (n=5) or bladder (n=9) and controls (n=45).

Original publication

DOI

10.1038/sj.bjc.6602869

Type

Journal article

Journal

Br J Cancer

Publication Date

28/11/2005

Volume

93

Pages

1305 - 1306

Keywords

Adult, Aged, Antibodies, Viral, BK Virus, Case-Control Studies, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Kidney Neoplasms, Male, Middle Aged, Polyomavirus Infections, Prostatic Neoplasms, Tumor Virus Infections, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms