Novel human polyomaviruses, Merkel cell polyomavirus and human polyomavirus 9, in Japanese chronic lymphocytic leukemia cases

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the rarest adult leukemia in Japan, whereas it is the most common leukemia in the Western world. Recent studies from the United States and Germany suggest a possible etiological association betwe...

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Main Authors: Imajoh Masayuki, Hashida Yumiko, Taniguchi Ayuko, Kamioka Mikio, Daibata Masanori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:Journal of Hematology & Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.jhoonline.org/content/5/1/25