TY - JOUR AU - Wieland, Ulrike AU - Mauch, Cornelia AU - Kreuter, Alexander AU - Krieg, Thomas AU - Pfister, Herbert T1 - Merkel Cell Polyomavirus DNA in Persons without Merkel Cell Carcinoma T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2009 VL - 15 IS - 9 SP - 1496 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) DNA was detected in 88% of Merkel cell carcinomas in contrast to 16% of other skin tumors. MCPyV was also found in anogenital and oral samples (31%) and eyebrow hairs (50%) of HIV-positive men and in forehead swabs (62%) of healthy controls. MCPyV thus appears to be widespread. KW - Merkel cell polyomavirus KW - MCPyV KW - Merkel cell carcinoma KW - human papillomavirus KW - HPV KW - human immunodeficiency virus KW - HIV KW - viruses KW - dispatch KW - Germany DO - 10.3201/eid1509.081575 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/9/08-1575_article ER - End of Reference