Merkel cell polyomavirus and its etiological relationship with skin tumors

Abstract Viruses have been frequently identified in several human neoplasms, but the etiological role of these viruses in some tumors is still a matter of controversy. Polyomaviruses stand out among the main viruses with oncogenic capacity, specifically the Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV). Recent r...

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Main Authors: Thiago Rubim Bellott, Flávio Barbosa Luz, Anna Karoline Fausto da Silva, Rafael Brandão Varella, Mayra Carrijo Rochael, Luciana Pantaleão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2023-11-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962023000600737&tlng=en