Merkel cell polyomavirus small T antigen mRNA level is increased following in vivo UV-radiation.

Merkel cell polyomavirus small T antigen mRNA level is increased following in vivo UV-radiation.

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare but aggressive skin cancer involving Merkel cells. Recently, a new human polyomavirus was implicated in MCC, being present in 80% of the samples analyzed. In virus-positive MCC, the Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) is clonally integrated into the patients DNA, a...

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Main Authors: Ariane Mogha, Alain Fautrel, Nicolas Mouchet, Na Guo, Sébastien Corre, Henri Adamski, Eric Watier, Laurent Misery, Marie-Dominique Galibert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2896396?pdf=render

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