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Detection of Merkel cell polyomavirus in epidermodysplasia-verruciformis-associated skin neoplasms.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Feb 2011
Mertz K D, Schmid M, Burger B, Itin P, Palmedo G, Schärer L, Kutzner H, Fernández Figueras M T, Cribier B, Pfaltz M, Kempf W
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BACKGROUND: Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) is a rare genodermatosis that is characterized by susceptibility to infection with specific human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes. Among polyomaviruses, the novel Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) has been found in different epithelial skin neoplasia...
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