The Biological and Clinical Aspects of Merkel Cell Carcinoma

• Other Authors: Koljonen, Virve (Editor), Lui, Weng-Onn (Editor), Becker, Jürgen (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Medicine; Oncology; miR-375; antagomiRs; Merkel cell carcinoma; Hippo signaling; focal adhesion; diagnosis; treatment; review; guideline; Merkel cell polyoma virus; tumor microenvironment; CD8 lymphocytes; ulceration; E-cadherin; artesunate; MCC; polyomavirus; ferroptosis; radiation therapy; immunotherapy; surgical intervention; survival; multidisciplinary communication; biomarkers; cell tropism; signaling pathways; therapy; transgenic mice; tumorigenesis; histogenesis; ATOH1; GLI1; sonic hedgehog; hair follicle; Merkel cell polyomavirus; skin carcinogenesis; T antigens; human polyomaviruses; DNA tumor viruses; viral oncoproteins; merkel cell carcinoma; merkel cell polyoma virus; sex; radiotherapy; UV; cell line; MYC; TP53; RB1; whole-exome; significantly mutated genes; copy number variation; virus positive Merkel cell carcinoma; virus negative Merkel cell carcinoma and copy number variant; n/a
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In this Special Issue, we sought advanced knowledge in both basic and clinical research presented in original articles and comprehensive reviews highlighting the latest advances in MCC. Articles focus on but were not restricted to the molecular basis of the disease, translational investigations of b...