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Investigation of mRNA expression levels of DNA damage response genes in Merkel Cell Polyomavirus-positive Merkel Cell Carcinoma: a pilot study
21 May 2025
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Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (MCPyV) is recognized as the major aetiological agent of Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC), an aggressive skin tumor. MCPyV-mediated oncogenesis is strictly dependent on viral integration and the expression of a truncated form of the Large T Antigen (LT). Moreover, like other oncogenic DNA viruses, MCPyV may interfere with the DNA damage response (DDR) machinery, thus promoting genomic...
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