The presence of Merkel cell carcinoma polyomavirus is associated with a distinct phenotype in neoplastic Merkel cell carcinoma cells and their tissue microenvironment

• María-Dolores Mendoza,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Dermatology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain

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• Carlos Santonja,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Pathology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1335-0339

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• Carmen Gonzalez-Vela,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Pathology, HUMV, Santander, Spain

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• Angel Concha,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Pathology, Estructura Organizativa de Xestión Integrada de A Coruña, Coruña, Spain

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• Nicolás Iglesias Pena,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Dermatology, Estructura Organizativa de Xestión Integrada de A Coruña, Coruña, Spain

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7282-5015

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• Eva-Maria Andrés-Esteban,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, PBM.idiPAZ, Madrid, Spain

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• Jose Pedro Vaque,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation IDIVAL, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain

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• Laura Cereceda,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliations Department of Pathology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain, CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

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• Raquel Pajares,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Pathology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain

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• H. Kutzner,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Dermatopathologie Friedrichshafen, Friedrichshafen, Germany

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• Luis Requena,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Dermatology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain

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• Miguel A. Piris

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: mapirispinilla@gmail.com

  Affiliations Department of Pathology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain, CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8179-9739

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