No Evidence for Role of Cutavirus in Malignant Melanoma

Cutavirus was previously found in cutaneous melanoma. We detected cutavirus DNA in only 2/185 melanoma biopsies and in 0/52 melanoma metastases from patients in Germany. Viral DNA was localized in the upper epidermal layers. Swab specimens from healthy skin were cutavirus positive for 3.8% (9/237) o...

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Main Authors: Ulrike Wieland, Steffi Silling, Martin Hufbauer, Cornelia Mauch, Paola Zigrino, Frank Oellig, Alexander Kreuter, Baki Akgül
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/19-0096_article
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spelling doaj-1ec0ad6917ac4524acc66cdf5cc432ce2020-11-25T01:08:08ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592019-08-012581600160210.3201/eid2508.190096No Evidence for Role of Cutavirus in Malignant MelanomaUlrike WielandSteffi SillingMartin HufbauerCornelia MauchPaola ZigrinoFrank OelligAlexander KreuterBaki AkgülCutavirus was previously found in cutaneous melanoma. We detected cutavirus DNA in only 2/185 melanoma biopsies and in 0/52 melanoma metastases from patients in Germany. Viral DNA was localized in the upper epidermal layers. Swab specimens from healthy skin were cutavirus positive for 3.8% (9/237) of immunocompetent and 17.1% (35/205) of HIV-positive men.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/19-0096_articlevirusesparvoviruscutavirusmelanomaskincutaneous
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Steffi Silling
Martin Hufbauer
Cornelia Mauch
Paola Zigrino
Frank Oellig
Alexander Kreuter
Baki Akgül
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Steffi Silling
Martin Hufbauer
Cornelia Mauch
Paola Zigrino
Frank Oellig
Alexander Kreuter
Baki Akgül
No Evidence for Role of Cutavirus in Malignant Melanoma
Emerging Infectious Diseases
viruses
parvovirus
cutavirus
melanoma
skin
cutaneous
author_facet Ulrike Wieland
Steffi Silling
Martin Hufbauer
Cornelia Mauch
Paola Zigrino
Frank Oellig
Alexander Kreuter
Baki Akgül
author_sort Ulrike Wieland
title No Evidence for Role of Cutavirus in Malignant Melanoma
title_short No Evidence for Role of Cutavirus in Malignant Melanoma
title_full No Evidence for Role of Cutavirus in Malignant Melanoma
title_fullStr No Evidence for Role of Cutavirus in Malignant Melanoma
title_full_unstemmed No Evidence for Role of Cutavirus in Malignant Melanoma
title_sort no evidence for role of cutavirus in malignant melanoma
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2019-08-01
description Cutavirus was previously found in cutaneous melanoma. We detected cutavirus DNA in only 2/185 melanoma biopsies and in 0/52 melanoma metastases from patients in Germany. Viral DNA was localized in the upper epidermal layers. Swab specimens from healthy skin were cutavirus positive for 3.8% (9/237) of immunocompetent and 17.1% (35/205) of HIV-positive men.
topic viruses
parvovirus
cutavirus
melanoma
skin
cutaneous
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/19-0096_article
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