| 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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