Prevalence of 13 polyomaviruses in actinic keratosis and matched healthy skin samples of immunocompetent individuals
Abstract Background Actinic keratosis (AK) is a precursor of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). UV radiation is the major risk factor for AK, but certain human papillomaviruses (HPVs) of the beta genus are also involved in its development. Differently, the role of polyomaviruses (PyVs) in ski...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-12-01
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Series: | Infectious Agents and Cancer |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13027-022-00472-w |