Human polyomaviruses 6 and 7 are not detectable in Merkel cell polyomavirus-negative Merkel cell carcinoma

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 790-796

  Duncavage, Eric J ^a   Pfeifer, John D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

HPyV6; HPyV7; MCPyV; Merkel cell; polyomavirus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MERKEL CELL POLYOMAVIRUS; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTION; SKIN TUMOR; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; MERKEL CELL POLYOMAVIRUS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 80052266531     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2011.01765.x     Document Type: Article

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