Identification of Merkel Cell Polyomavirus from a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) is an oncogenic virus associated with Merkel cell carcinoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer with a high (>30%) mortality rate. The virus has a high incidence in patients with immunosuppressed conditions, such as AIDS or leukemia, or following organ transplantat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Song, Y., Gyarmati, P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2017
Materias:
Viruses
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5255931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28104648
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.01241-16
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Sumario:Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) is an oncogenic virus associated with Merkel cell carcinoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer with a high (>30%) mortality rate. The virus has a high incidence in patients with immunosuppressed conditions, such as AIDS or leukemia, or following organ transplantation. Here, we report the complete genomic sequence of MCPyV identified from a blood sample from a patient with acute myeloid leukemia.

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