Detection of Merkel cell polyomavirus in cervical squamous cell carcinomas and adenocarcinomas from Japanese patients

Detection of Merkel cell polyomavirus in cervical squamous cell carcinomas and adenocarcinomas from Japanese patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) was identified originally in Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a rare form of human skin neuroendocrine carcinoma. Evidence of MCPyV existence in other forms of malignancy such as cutaneous squamous cell c...

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Main Authors: Imajoh Masayuki, Hashida Yumiko, Nemoto Yuiko, Oguri Hiroyoshi, Maeda Nagamasa, Furihata Mutsuo, Fukaya Takao, Daibata Masanori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:Virology Journal
Subjects:
Merkel cell polyomavirus
Cervical squamous cell carcinoma
Cervical adenocarcinoma
HPV typing
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/9/1/154

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