Entry |
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Name |
Merkel cell polyomavirus |
Vtax |
493803 Merkel cell polyomavirus |
Taxonomy |
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Lineage |
Viruses; Monodnaviria; Shotokuvirae; Cossaviricota; Papovaviricetes; Sepolyvirales; Polyomaviridae; Alphapolyomavirus; Alphapolyomavirus quintihominis |
Sequence |
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Brite |
KEGG selected viruses [br08622.html]
Human and animal pathogens
T40051
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Disease |
Merkel cell carcinoma [DS: H01555] |
Host |
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Other DBs |
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Reference |
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Authors |
Schowalter RM, Pastrana DV, Pumphrey KA, Moyer AL, Buck CB |
Title |
Merkel cell polyomavirus and two previously unknown polyomaviruses are chronically shed from human skin. |
Journal |
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Reference |
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Authors |
Spurgeon ME, Lambert PF |
Title |
Merkel cell polyomavirus: a newly discovered human virus with oncogenic potential. |
Journal |
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LinkDB |
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