Human BK Polyomavirus—The Potential for Head and Neck Malignancy and Disease

Members of the human Polyomaviridae family are ubiquitous and pathogenic among immune-compromised individuals. While only Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) has conclusively been linked to human cancer, all members of the polyomavirus (PyV) family encode the oncoprotein T antigen and may be potentiall...

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Main Authors: Raquel Burger-Calderon, Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-07-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/7/3/0835