title: Age-specific seroprevalences of merkel cell polyomavirus, human polyomaviruses 6, 7, and 9, and trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus.
abstract: Six new human polyomaviruses have been identified since 2008 (Merkel cell polyomavirus [MCPyV], human polyomavirus 6 [HPyV6], HPyV7, HPyV9, trichodysplasia spinulosa polyomavirus [TSPyV], and Malawi polyomavirus [MWPyV]). The presence of specific antibodies against MCPyV, HPyV6, HPyV7, HPyV9, and TSPyV in 828 Italian subjects aged 1 to 100 years was investigated by virus-like particle-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). The findings indicate that all of these new polyomaviruses circulate widely in humans, with seroprevalences in adulthood ranging from 39.4% for HPyV9 to 87.1% for MCPyV, and that primary exposure is most intense in childhood, with the exception of HPyV7 and HPyV9, for which the seroprevalence increased throughout life. The proportion of subjects with high antibody titers was found to increase with age for MCPyV and to decrease with age for TSPyV.
authors.affiliation: Université François Rabelais, Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Tours, France.
authors.forename: Jérôme T J
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Nicol
authors.forename: Rémy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Robinot
authors.forename: Audrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carpentier
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carandina
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mazzoni
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tognon
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Touzé
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coursaget
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011120:Polyomavirus / Q000276:immunology*; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral