Distinct merkel cell polyomavirus molecular features in tumour and non tumour specimens from patient...
Distinct merkel cell polyomavirus molecular features in tumour and non tumour specimens from patients with merkel cell carcinoma
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (MCPyV) is associated with Merkel Cell carcinoma (MCC), a rare, aggressive skin cancer with neuroendocrine features. The causal role of MCPyV is highly suggested by monoclonal integration of its genome and expression of the viral large T (LT) antigen in MCC cells. We investigated and characterized MCPyV molecular features i...
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Distinct merkel cell polyomavirus molecular features in tumour and non tumour specimens from patients with merkel cell carcinoma
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1289106067
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1289106067
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1553-7374,1553-7366
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1553-7374
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10.1371/journal.ppat.1001076