Oncoviruses are implicated in approximately 12% of all human cancers. A large number of
the world's population harbors at least one of these oncoviruses, but only a small proportion …

A marked escalation in the rate of discovery of new types of human polyomavirus has
occurred over the last five years largely owing to recent technological advances in their …

Skin disease due to viruses may be a primary infection of the epidermis or may arise
secondary to systemic infection. Depending on the virus, the effects may be necrotic damage …

ABSTRACT BK polyomavirus (BKV) causes significant urinary tract pathogenesis in
immunosuppressed individuals, including kidney and bone marrow transplant recipients. It …

Viral primary infections and reactivations are common complications in patients after solid
organ transplantation (SOT) and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and are …

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive cutaneous malignancy. The infectivity
of Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV), an apparent agent in MCC development, may be …

Simple Summary By studying the cancer-inducing ability of polyomaviruses, several
milestones in cancer research crucially contributing to our current understanding of, eg, the …

Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV), discovered in 2008, is clonally integrated in∼ 80% Merkel
cell carcinoma (MCC). MCV is a common skin flora and initiates cancer in susceptible hosts …

This review summarizes recent studies on PVN and the significance of the BKV strain in
disease. Current paradigms for patient management post-(renal) transplantation are …

Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (MCV or MCPyV) was recently discovered in an aggressive form
of skin cancer known as Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). Integration of MCV DNA into the host …