Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Strains in Patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Strains in Patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma

We investigated whether Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) patients in France carry Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) and then identified strain variations. All frozen MCC specimens and 45% of formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded specimens, but none of the non-MCC neuroendocrine carcinomas specimens, had MC...

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Main Authors: Antoine Touzé, Julien Gaitan, Annabel Maruani, Emmanuelle Le Bidre, Angélique Doussinaud, Christine Clavel, Anne Durlach, François Aubin, Serge Guyétant, Gérard Lorette, Pierre Coursaget
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Carcinoma
Merkel cells
virus transforming agent
polyomavirus
viruses
France
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/6/08-1463_article
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Summary:We investigated whether Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) patients in France carry Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) and then identified strain variations. All frozen MCC specimens and 45% of formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded specimens, but none of the non-MCC neuroendocrine carcinomas specimens, had MCPyV. Strains from France and the United States were similar.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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