Evidencing the presence of merkel cell polyomavirus in papillary thyroid cancer

Abstract Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) infects most people asymptomatically, but recent reports indicate that the virus may be related to carcinogenesis. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of MCPyV on the development of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Totally, 1057 samples, including 412 fre...

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Main Authors: Monir Ghanghareh, Jalal Mosayebi Amroabadi, Seyed Mohammad Tavangar, Shiva Irani, Fatemeh Sakhaee, Morteza Ghazanfari Jajin, Farzam Vaziri, Seyed Davar Siadat, Abolfazl Fateh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01055-2