Clinical significance of the expression of FOXP3 and TIGIT in Merkel cell carcinoma

Abstract The pathogenesis of 80% of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) cases is associated with Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV). Forkhead helix transcription factor P3 (FOXP3) and the T cell immunoreceptor with immunoglobulin and immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif domains (TIGIT)–CD155 pathway...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Iwasaki, Kazuhiko Hayashi, Michiko Matsushita, Daisuke Nonaka, Takamasa Matsumoto, Midori Taniguchi, Satoshi Kuwamoto, Yoshihisa Umekita, Yoshinao Oda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40050-7