Merkel cell polyomavirus in Merkel cell carcinoma of Italian patients
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare but very aggressive human malignancy of elderly or immunosuppressed patients. Clonal integration of a new human polyomavirus, the Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV), has been reported in MCC patien...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-03-01
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| Series: | Virology Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/103 |