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Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advance Access published online on October 28, 2009
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, doi:10.1093/jnci/djp370
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© The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press.

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Re: Clinical Factors Associated With Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Infection in Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Christian Andres, Benedetta Belloni, Ursula Puchta, Christian A. Sander, Michael J. Flaig

Affiliations of authors: Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany (CA, UP, MJF); Department of Dermatology and Allergy Biederstein, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany (BB); Department of Dermatology and Allergy, ASKLEPIOS Eduard-Arning Hospital, Hamburg, Germany (CAS)

Correspondence to: Christian Andres, MD, Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Frauenlobstr. 9-11, 80337 München, Munich, Germany (e-mail: christian.andres@med.uni-muenchen.de) and Michael J. Flaig, MD, Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Frauenlobstr. 9-11, 80337 München, Munich, Germany (e-mail: michael.flaig@med.uni-muenchen.de).

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Sihto et al. (1) recently analyzed 114 formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) samples from a Finnish cohort for the presence of Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) DNA. They reported that the prevalence of MCPyV DNA in MCC was 79.8% and, surprisingly, that MCPyV DNA–positive MCCs were preferentially located on the limbs compared with MCPyV DNA–negative MCCs. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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