Merkel cell polyomavirus
"Merkel cell polyomavirus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of POLYOMAVIRUS suspected to be the cause of most cases of MERKEL CELL CARCINOMA, a rare but highly lethal form of skin cancer.
Descriptor ID |
D059965
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MeSH Number(s) |
B04.280.640.615.550
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Concept/Terms |
Merkel cell polyomavirus- Merkel cell polyomavirus
- Merkel cell polyomaviruses
- polyomavirus, Merkel cell
- polyomaviruses, Merkel cell
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