Merkel cell polyomavirus: molecular insights into the most recently discovered human tumour virus
A fifth of worldwide cancer cases have an infectious origin, with viral infection being the foremost. One such cancer is Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a rare but aggressive skin malignancy. In 2008, Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) was discovered as the causative agent of MCC. It is found clonally in...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI
2014
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Online Access: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38503/1/cancers-06-01267.pdf |