Detection of Merkel Cell Polyomavirus in Seborrheic Keratosis

Seborrheic keratosis (SK) is the most common benign cutaneous neoplasm. A subset shows increased p16 expression. Since SK shares several features with verruca vulgaris, e.g., increased p16 expression, human papillomaviruses (HPV) have been suggested as possible causal agents. However, a relevant ass...

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Hauptverfasser: Lisa M. Hillen, Dorit Rennspiess, Ernst-Jan Speel, Anke M. Haugg, Véronique Winnepenninckx, Axel zur Hausen
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Schriftenreihe:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Zugang:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02648/full