Cargando…

How does the Merkel polyomavirus lead to a lethal cancer? Many answers, many questions, and a new mouse model

The Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV), discovered in 2008, drives development of most Merkel cell carcinomas (MCCs) through several canonical mechanisms. A glaring gap in our knowledge remains the basis by which MCPyV, among all 12 human polyomaviruses, is the only one that causes cancer in humans. M...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Church, Candice, Nghiem, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2015
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4402710/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25882464
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jid.2015.4