title: Immune readouts may have prognostic value for the course of merkel cell carcinoma, a virally associated disease.
authors.forename: Christopher B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Buck
authors.forename: Douglas R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Lowy
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011120:Polyomavirus / Q000276:immunology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D036022:Capsid Proteins; C062481:VP1 protein, polyomavirus