Polyomaviruses (PyVs) are small DNA viruses that infect several species, including
mammals, birds and fishes. Their study gained momentum after the report of previously …

Polyomavirus infection is widespread in the human population. This family of viruses
normally maintains latent infection within the host cell but can cause a range of human …

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare but aggressive skin cancer with a high mortality rate,
while Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV) has been pointed as the causative agent of MCC. A …

Background Despite the pathogenetic potential of human polyomavirus 6 (HPyV6) and
human polyomavirus 7 (HPyV7), they have been found in the normal skin of healthy …

Abstract Background Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) is a ubiquitous cutaneous virus that
causes Merkel cell carcinoma, which develops preferentially in white populations from …

Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) viral protein 1 (VP1) is the capsid protein that mediates
virus attachment to host cell receptors and is the major immune target. Given the limited data …

New human polyomaviruses have been described in the last years, including the Merkel-cell
polyomavirus (MCPyV; Human polyomavirus 5) and the Human polyomavirus 6 (HPyV6) …

Due to the lack of reliable epidemiological information regarding the geographic distribution
and genetic diversity of human polyomaviruses (HPyV) in Portugal, we addressed these …

Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) has been detected in respiratory specimens including
those from Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients, raising questions about its immunological and …

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive form of skin cancer that metastasizes
rapidly and resists most current therapies. Approximately 80% of MCC tumors are …