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A molecular case-control study of the Merkel cell polyomavirus in colon cancer.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2011
Campello Cesare, Comar Manola, D'Agaro Pierlanfranco, Minicozzi Anna, Rodella Luca, Poli Albino
Abstract excerpt
To explore the putative role of the Merkel cell polyomavirus in human colon cancer, a prospective molecular case-control study was undertaken in patients and their relatives enrolled during a screening program. Fresh tissue samples from 64 cases of colon cancer (mean age 69.9 ± 11.0 years; 40 males) and fresh biopsies from 80 relatives (mean age 53.7 ± 8.6 years; 43 male; 55 son/daughter, 23 brother/sister, 2...
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