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Clinical and prognostic significance of Merkel cell polyomavirus in nonsmall cell lung cancer.
Medicine - 1 Jan 2017
Kim Gun-Jik, Lee Jae-Ho, Lee Deok Heon
Abstract excerpt
Recently, an association between Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations in nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was reported. However, the underlying carcinogenic effects and the prognosis related to MCPyV are still unclear. The aim of this study was to clarify the incidence and prognosis related to MCPyV infections in NSCLC.Tissue samples from 167 NSCLC patients (92...
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