Clinical and molecular characterization of virus-positive and virus-negative Merkel cell carcinoma
G. J. Starrett, M. Thakuria, T. Chen, C. Marcelus, J. Cheng, J. Nomburg, A. R. Thorner, M. K. Slevin, W. Powers, R. T. Burns, C. Perry, A. Piris, F. C. Kuo, G. Rabinowits, A. Giobbie-Hurder, , J. A. DeCaprio
This study characterizes virus-positive and virus-negative Merkel cell carcinomas using deep sequencing, identifying molecular differences and clinical associations with immunosuppression and survival.
bioRxiv · Mar 24, 2019Cancer Biology