… A new polyomavirus, provisionally named Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV), has been
recently identified in tumor tissue from patients with MCC. Furthermore, clonal integration of viral …

… The 2885‐bp amplified fragment was cloned in the TOPO‐TA cloning vector (Invitrogen,
Cergy Pontoise, France). Sequences were obtained through direct sequencing of the insert …

… According to French regulation, information was delivered to the patients on research …
by the institutional review board of the Comité de protection des personnes Ile de France 3. …

… The aims of this study were to investigate anti-MCV antibodies in 68 French patients with
MCC and 82 controls to confirm the role of MCV infection in MCC, to analyze the clinical …

… , were detected in patients living in Europe (mainly France), or of European ancestry (USA, …
Indeed, clade C comprises most of the available sequences including those from French …

… We investigated whether Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) patients in France carry Merkel cell
polyomavirus (MCPyV) and then identified strain variations. All frozen MCC specimens and 45…

… Merkel cell carcinoma cases were selected from an historical/prospective cohort of Merkel
cell carcinoma patients from 6 French hospital centers. Inclusion criteria for the cohort have …

… Rosita Accardi et al., Lyon, France Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare skin cancer that
has been shown to be caused by a human polyomavirus, ie Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV)…

… Other MCC cases (local ethics committee, Tours, France; no. ID RCB2009-A01056-51)
were selected from an historical/prospective cohort of MCC patients from six French hospital …

… MCC cases were selected from an ongoing historical/prospective cohort of 223 patients
with MCC from six French hospital centers. The diagnosis of MCC was established between …