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View Post: Virus linked to deadly skin cancer : Blisstree - Family, Health ...
20 Jan 2008 by Elaine  
US researchers have recently discovered a new virus they believe may be linked to a rare but extremely lethal type of skin cancer. Merkel cell carcinoma mostly afflicts the elderly and people with weaker immune systems, including AIDS ...
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View Blog: The Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) is the only human polyomavirus known to be associated with a rare skin cancer, known as Merkel cell carcinoma, according to a new study published online 23 September in the Journal of the National

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View Post: Skin – merkel cell origin
31 Oct 2009 by embryology  
For some time the embryonic origin of the skin merkel cell has been contentious as either neural crest or epithelial. A recent JCB paper using lineage tracing appears to now clearly identify that in mammals the embryonic origin is from ...
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View Post: Case Western Reserve University Discovers Merkel Cell Originates ...
5 Oct 2009 by kmf17  
"It is thought that Merkel cells give rise to Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare but aggressive form of skin cancer that responds poorly to current treatments," said Dr. Maricich. "In addition to solving a 130 year- old mystery, ...
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View Post: Merkel cell originates from skin not neural crest - insciences
2 Oct 2009 by insciences  
"Not knowing exactly how they developed made treating Merkel cell carcinoma and other skin problems difficult." Merkel cells may be involved in other skin conditions such as psoriasis, added Maricich. Knocking out Atho1 ...
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View Post: Weekly Carboplatin Reduces Toxicity During Synchronous ...
26 Oct 2008 by Michael Poulsen, Euan Walpole, Jennifer...  
The toxicity of radiotherapy (RT) combined with weekly carboplatin and adjuvant carboplatin and etoposide was prospectively assessed in a group of patients with high-risk Stage I and II Merkel cell carcinoma of the skin. ...
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View Post: squamous cell carcinoma skin cancer - Health Resources - Health ...
28 Sep 2009 by Tiny  
squamous cell carcinoma skin cancer. Skin Cancer Home Page - National Cancer Institute . (flat cells that form the surface of the skin) is called squamous cell carcinoma. . to Treat Skin Cancer (Nonmelanoma) Merkel Cell Carcinoma ...
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View Post: Scientists uncover origin of Merkel cells
29 Sep 2009 by ANI  
According to senior author Cedric Blanpain, Atoh1 also acts as a tumour suppressor to prevent an aggressive skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma. The findings appear online in the Journal of Cell Biology. (ANI) ...
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View Post: Detection of Merkel cell polyomavirus in Merkel cell carcinoma and ...
11 Oct 2009 by Pat O'Connor  
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare malignancy that sometimes occurs in the skin of elderly people. Recently, a new human polyomavirus, Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) was identified in Merkel cell carcinoma. In the present study, ...
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