Seroprevalence of Merkel cell polyomavirus in the general rural population of Anyang, China.

BACKGROUND: Despite the probably causal link between Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) infection and Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a rare but aggressive skin malignancy, little is known about the seroepidemiology of MCPyV among healthy adults in China. METHODS: Serum antibodies against MCPyV were eval...

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Main Authors: Chanyuan Zhang, Fangfang Liu, Zhonghu He, Qiuju Deng, Yaqi Pan, Ying Liu, Chaoting Zhang, Tao Ning, Chuanhai Guo, Yongmei Liang, Ruiping Xu, Lixin Zhang, Hong Cai, Yang Ke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4153645?pdf=render