Shared Oncogenic Pathways Implicated in Both Virus-Positive and UV-Induced Merkel Cell Carcinomas
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Merkel cell polyomavirus expression in merkel cell carcinomas and its absence in combined tumors and pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinomas.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Investigative Dermatology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0022-202X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.08.015