Merkel cell polyomavirus
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merkel-cell-polyomavirus-306-8998200
title:
Merkel cell polyomavirus
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Merkel cell polyomavirus was first described in January 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first example of a human viral pathogen discovered using unbiased metagenomic next-generation sequencing with a technique called digital transcriptome subtraction. MCV is one of seven currently known human oncoviruses. It is suspected to cause the majority of cases of Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare but aggressive form of skin cancer. Approximately 80% of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) tumors have bee
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Species of virus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkel_cell_polyomavirus
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2024-03-19T21:40:46Z
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