Open AccessGenetic Variability of the Noncoding Control Region of Cutaneous Merkel Cell Polyomavirus: Identification of Geographically Related Genotypes
Author(s) -
Yumiko Hashida,
Tomonori Higuchi,
Kiyohiko Matsui,
Yuka Shibata,
Kimiko Nakajima,
Shigetoshi Sano,
Masanori Daibata
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jiy070
Subject(s) - merkel cell polyomavirus , merkel cell carcinoma , biology , genotype , polyomavirus infections , merkel cell , genetics , tandem repeat , virology , gene , carcinoma , bk virus , genome , kidney , kidney transplantation
Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) is a ubiquitous cutaneous virus that causes Merkel cell carcinoma, which develops preferentially in white populations from Europe and North America. However, the genomic variations of MCPyV among ethnic groups have not been well delineated, and even less is known regarding alterations in the noncoding control region (NCCR) in the general population.
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