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... > Viruses > DNA Viruses > DNA Tumor Viruses > Polyomaviridae > Polyomavirus > Merkel cell polyomavirus
... > Viruses > Oncogenic Viruses > DNA Tumor Viruses > Polyomaviridae > Polyomavirus > Merkel cell polyomavirus

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Merkel cell polyomavirus  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • infection: coordinate IM with POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS (IM) + TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS + CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL if pertinent

Scope note

  • A species of POLYOMAVIRUS suspected to be the cause of most cases of MERKEL CELL CARCINOMA, a rare but highly lethal form of skin cancer.

History note

  • 2012

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D059965

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