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Phylogenetic and structural analysis of merkel cell polyomavirus VP1 in Brazilian samples.
Virus research - 2 Aug 2016
Baez Camila F, Diaz Nuria C, Venceslau Marianna T, Luz Flávio B, Guimarães Maria Angelica A M, Zalis Mariano G, Varella Rafael B
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Our understanding of the phylogenetic and structural characteristics of the Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (MCPyV) is increasing but still scarce, especially in samples originating from South America. In order to investigate the properties of MCPyV circulating in the continent in more detail, MCPyV Viral Protein 1 (VP1) sequences from five basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and four saliva samples from Brazilian individuals...
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