Merkel Cell Carcinoma and Immunosuppression, UV Radiation, and Merkel Cell Polyomavirus
The results of this study suggest that most MCC cases in the US were attributable to ambient UVR exposure or MCPyV, with a small fraction due to immunosuppressive conditions. Efforts to lower MCC incidence could focus on limiting UVR exposure.
Authors
- Brittani Saafir-Callaway
- Brenda Y. Hernandez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0132-4042)
- Eric A. Engels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0203-6958)
- Ruth M. Pfeiffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7791-2698)
- Isaac Brownell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-9914)
- Meredith S. Shiels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8390-6091)
- Karena D. Volesky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4443-3006)
- Elizabeth K. Cahoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8028-0588)
- Michael R. Sargen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1039-2522)
- Qianlai Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9390-9448)
- Kate Drezner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2693-2701)
- Karen Pawlish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9019-8804)
- Jacob T. Tribble
- Adrianne Moreno
- Colby Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0128-9212)
Institutions
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- University of Hawaii System (US)
- Florida Department of Health (US)
- New Jersey Department of Health (US)
- Texas Department of State Health Services (US)
- Government of the District of Columbia (US)
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (US)
- Cancer Center of Hawaii (US)
- National Cancer Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Dermatology
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.4607
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Polyomavirus and related diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.83