Emerging role of human polyomaviruses 6 and 7 in human cancers

Abstract Background Currently 12 human polyomaviruses (HPyVs) have been identified, 6 of which have been associated with human diseases, including cancer. The discovery of the Merkel cell polyomavirus and its role in the etiopathogenesis in the majority of Merkel cell carcinomas has drawn significan...

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Main Authors: Faisal Klufah, Ghalib Mobaraki, Dan Liu, Raed A. Alharbi, Anna Kordelia Kurz, Ernst Jan M. Speel, Véronique Winnepenninckx, Axel zur Hausen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Infectious Agents and Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13027-021-00374-3