The human polyomaviruses, BK virus and JC virus, have long been associated with serious
diseases including polyomavirus nephropathy and progressive multifocal …

The skin is the primary physical barrier between the body and the external environment and
is also a substrate for the colonization of numerous microbes. Previously, dermatological …

Previous studies have reached conflicting conclusions regarding the proportion of Merkel
cell carcinomas (MCCs) that contain the Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) and the clinical …

Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV) is a newly‐discovered human tumor virus found in∼ 80% of
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). The rate of MCV infection among persons without MCC is …

Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV) is a recently discovered human virus closely related to
African green monkey lymphotropic polyomavirus. MCV DNA is integrated in∼ 80% of …

Background Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare malignancy of the skin. Integration of Merkel cell
polyomavirus (MCPyV) DNA to the tumor genome is frequent in these cancers. The clinical …

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive cutaneous malignancy linked to a
contributory virus (Merkel cell polyomavirus). Multiple epidemiologic studies have …

We produced capsids of Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) in a baculovirus expression
system and developed a virus-like particle (VLP) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay …

The majority of Merkel cell carcinomas (MCCs) are associated with the recently identified
Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV). However, as it is still unclear to which extent the presence …

Interference with tumor suppressor pathways by polyomavirus-encoded tumor antigens (T-
Ags) can result in transformation. Consequently, it is thought that T-Ags encoded by Merkel …