Low prevalence of Merkel cell polyomavirus in human epithelial thymic tumors.
Emil ChteinbergFaisal KlufahDorit RennspiessMick F MannheimsMyrurgia A Abdul-HamidMario LosenMarlies KeijzersMarc H De BaetsAnna Kordelia KurzAxel Zur HausenPublished in: Thoracic cancer (2019)
MCPyV DNA and MCPyV protein expression can be detected in human epithelial thymoma; however, to a far lesser extent than HPyV7. Our data strongly indicate that because of its infrequent detection and weak expression, MCPyV is unlikely to play an important role in the etiopathogenesis of human thymomas.