MCV and Merkel cell carcinoma: A molecular success story

Current Opinion in Virology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 489-498

  Arora, Reety ^a   Chang, Yuan ^a   Moore, Patrick S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

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SURVIVIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE REPLICATION; HUMAN; MERKEL CELL POLYOMAVIRUS; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLORA; VIRUS GENOME;

EID: 84865150120     PISSN: 18796257     EISSN: 18796265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2012.05.007     Document Type: Review

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