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American Society for Microbiology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 5(52), p. 1687-1690, 2014
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02348-13
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Molecular Epidemiology of Merkel Cell Polyomavirus: Evidence for Geographically Related Variant Genotypes
Journal article published in 2014 by
Claire Martel-Jantin,
Claudia Filippone,
Patricia Tortevoye,
Philippe V. Afonso 
,
Edouard Betsem,
Stéphane Descorps-Declere,
Jérome T. Jérôme Nicol,
Antoine Touze,
Pierre Coursaget,
Maryse Crouzat,
Nicolas Berthet,
Olivier Cassar,
Antoine Gessain
,
Edouard Betsem,
Stéphane Descorps-Declere,
Jérome T. Jérôme Nicol,
Antoine Touze,
Pierre Coursaget,
Maryse Crouzat,
Nicolas Berthet,
Olivier Cassar,
Antoine Gessain
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Abstract
Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) is linked to a cutaneous cancer mainly occurring in Caucasians. DNA from skin swabs of 255 adults, originating from the 5 continents, were subjected to MCPyV PCRs. Phylogenetic analyses demonstrate the existence of 5 major geographically related MCPyV genotypes (Europe/North America, Africa [sub-Saharan], Oceania, South America, and Asia/Japan). ; Peer reviewed