Development of a therapeutic vaccine targeting Merkel cell polyomavirus capsid protein VP1 against Merkel cell carcinoma

Abstract Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare but aggressive skin cancer with a high mortality rate, while Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV) has been pointed as the causative agent of MCC. A better prognosis of MCC associated with a high level of antibodies against the capsid protein VP1 suggests that...

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Main Authors: Dan Xu, Sheng Jiang, Yue He, Xiang Jin, Gan Zhao, Bin Wang
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3588ab04983146199e8e9fd7efbb1b2b
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