Sara Passerini, Giulia Babini, Elisabetta Merenda, Raffaella Carletti, Daniela Scribano, Luigi Rosa, Antonietta Lucia Conte, Ugo Moens, Livia Ottolenghi, Umberto Romeo, Maria Pia Conte, Cira Rosaria Tiziana Di Gioia, Valeria Pietropaolo
Despite recent advances in prevention, detection and treatment, oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) remains a global health concern, strongly associated with environmental and lifestyle risk factors and infection with oncogenic viruses. Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (MCPyV), well known to be the causative agent of Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) has been found in OSCC, suggesting its potential role as a co-factor in the development of oral cavity cancers. To improve our understanding about MCPyV in oral cavities, the detection and analysis of MCPyV DNA, transcripts and miRNA were performed on OSCCs and oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs)...
March 22, 2024: Biomedicines