Merkel Cell Polyomavirus: Molecular Insights into the Most Recently Discovered Human Tumour Virus
A fifth of worldwide cancer cases have an infectious origin, with viral infection being the foremost. One such cancer is Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a rare but aggressive skin malignancy. In 2008, Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) was discovered as the causative agent of MCC. It is found clonally in...
Main Authors: | Gabrielė Stakaitytė, Jennifer J. Wood, Laura M. Knight, Hussein Abdul-Sada, Noor Suhana Adzahar, Nnenna Nwogu, Andrew Macdonald, Adrian Whitehouse |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-06-01
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Series: | Cancers |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/6/3/1267 |
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