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...

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Main Authors: Stakaitytė, Gabrielė, Wood, Jennifer J, Knight, Laura M., Abdul-Sada, Hussein, Adzahar, Noor Suhana, Nwogu, Nnenna, Macdonald, Andrew, Whitehouse, Adrian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2014
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38503/1/cancers-06-01267.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38503/
http://mdpi.com/10.3390/cancers6031267
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