title: A polyomavirus may cause merkel cell carcinoma: implications for immunosuppressed states and viral reactivation.
authors.affiliation: Manhattan Dermatology, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Kendra Gail
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Bergstrom
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001739:BK Virus / Q000235:genetics; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007577:JC Virus / Q000235:genetics; D011120:Polyomavirus / Q000235:genetics; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D000069283:Rituximab; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000069283:Rituximab; C472181:efalizumab