Significantly Low Levels of IgG Antibodies Against Oncogenic Merkel Cell Polyomavirus in Sera From Females Affected by Spontaneous Abortion

Significantly Low Levels of IgG Antibodies Against Oncogenic Merkel Cell Polyomavirus in Sera From Females Affected by Spontaneous Abortion

Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) is a small DNA tumor virus ubiquitous in humans. MCPyV establishes a clinically asymptomatic lifelong infection in healthy immunocompetent individuals. Viral infections are considered to be risk factors for spontaneous abortion (SA), which is the most common adverse...

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Main Authors: Chiara Mazziotta, Giulia Pellielo, Mauro Tognon, Fernanda Martini, John Charles Rotondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
spontaneous abortion
miscarriage
pregnancy
viral infection
Merkel cell polyomavirus
antibodies
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.789991/full

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