Emerging role of human polyomaviruses 6 and 7 in human cancers.
Faisal KlufahGhalib MobarakiDan LiuRaed A AlharbiAnna Kordelia KurzErnst Jan M SpeelVéronique WinnepenninckxAxel Zur HausenPublished in: Infectious agents and cancer (2021)
It is remarkable to find that the detection rate of HPyV6-DNA in tissues of skin malignancies is higher than HPyV7-DNA and may indicate a role of HPyV6 in the etiopathogenesis of the respected skin cancers. However, the sheer presence of viral DNA is not enough to prove a role in the etiopathogenesis of these cancers.