Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients have a high risk of Merkel-cell polyomavirus DNA-positive Merkel-cell carcinoma

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1444-1447

  Koljonen, V ^a,f   Kukko, H ^a   Pukkala, E ^b,c   Sankila, R ^b   Bohling T ^d   Tukiainen, E ^a   Sihto, H ^e   Joensuu, H ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e Laboratory of Molecular Oncology   (Finland)

^f Toolo Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chronic lymphatic leukaemia; Immunosuppression; Incidence; Merkel cell carcinoma; Merkel cell polyomavirus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER TISSUE; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL; MALE; MERKEL CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMAVIRUS;

EID: 70349973844     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605306     Document Type: Article

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