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No Evidence for Role of Cutavirus in Malignant Melanoma

Authors :
Ulrike Wieland
Steffi Silling
Martin Hufbauer
Cornelia Mauch
Paola Zigrino
Frank Oellig
Alexander Kreuter
Baki Akgül
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 8, Pp 1600-1602 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019.

Abstract

Cutavirus was previously found in cutaneous melanoma. We detected cutavirus DNA in only 2/185 melanoma biopsies and in 0/52 melanoma metastases from patients in Germany. Viral DNA was localized in the upper epidermal layers. Swab specimens from healthy skin were cutavirus positive for 3.8% (9/237) of immunocompetent and 17.1% (35/205) of HIV-positive men.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
25
Issue :
8
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.1ec0ad6917ac4524acc66cdf5cc432ce
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2508.190096