Merkel cell polyomavirus associated with Merkel cell carcinoma
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 16:28
in Biology & Nature
The Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) is the only human polyomavirus known to be associated with a rare skin cancer, known as Merkel cell carcinoma, according to a new study published online September 23 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.