Merkel cell polyomavirus associated with Merkel cell carcinoma

Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 03:00 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 23 September in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...

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