| Title |
Ultrastructural Proof of Polyomavirus in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Tumour Cells and Its Absence in Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, March 2009
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0004958 |
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| Authors |
Charlotte T. A. H. Wetzels, Jolanda G. M. Hoefnagel, Judith M. J. E. Bakkers, Henry B. P. M. Dijkman, Willeke A. M. Blokx, Willem J. G. Melchers |
| Abstract |
A new virus called the Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (MCPyV) has recently been found in Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC). MCC is a rare aggressive small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma primarily derived from the skin, morphologically indistinguishable from small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC). So far the actual presence of the virus in MCC tumour cells on a morphological level has not been demonstrated, and the presence of MCPyV in other small cell neuroendocrine carcinomas has not been studied yet. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 27 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 4% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 25 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 8 | 30% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 22% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 15% |
| Other | 2 | 7% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 15% |
| Unknown | 2 | 7% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 37% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 30% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 19% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 3 | 11% |