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Mangana, J; Dziunycz, P; Kerl, K; Dummer, R; Cozzio, A (2010). Prevalence of Merkel cell polyomavirus among Swiss Merkel cell carcinoma patients. Dermatology, 221(2):184-188.
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Abstract
We detected viral DNA in 20 out of 30 cases of MCC and in 0 out of 19 control samples. The presence of viral DNA in 66.6% of our MCC tissue specimens confirms the high prevalence of MCPyV in MCC patients described in American, German, French and Hungarian patient collections.
| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Dermatology Clinic |
| DDC: | 610 Medicine & health |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Deposited On: | 08 Jan 2011 11:22 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Nov 2012 16:31 |
| Publisher: | Karger |
| ISSN: | 1018-8665 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1159/000315067 |
| PubMed ID: | 20689250 |
| WoS Citation Count: | 7 |
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