Merkel Cell Polyomavirus DNA in Respiratory Specimens from Children and Adults

2009/02/26 by Seweryn Bialasiewicz, Stephen B. Lambert, David M. Whiley +2 · 3 citations
Medicine · Engineering · #Polyomavirus and related diseases #Full-Duplex Wireless Communications #Antenna Design and Analysis

paper · pdf · doi:10.3201/eid1503.081067

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Abstract

Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) DNA was detected in 7 (1.3%) of 526 respiratory tract samples from patients in Australia with upper or lower respiratory tract symptoms. Partial T antigen and major capsid protein sequences of MCPyV identified in respiratory secretions showed high homology (99%-100%) to those found in Merkel cell carcinoma.

Citations

• Clonal Integration of a Polyomavirus in Human Merkel Cell Carcinoma
• BK Virus: A Clinical Review

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