Figure 2From: Merkel cell polyomavirus in Merkel cell carcinoma of Italian patientsRT-PCR of total RNA from MCC samples. RT-PCR (a) was performed with gene-specific primers for LT1; nested PCR (b) was carried out with gene-specific primers (M1/2) within the LT1 amplicon. The numbers indicate the patients as in Table 1. M8, molecular weight marker (Roche, Milan, Italy); CTR (-), sterile water as negative control.Back to article page