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Table 1 Summary of clinicopathological data and results of PCR, real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry analyses in MCPyV DNA-positive cases

From: Detection of Merkel cell polyomavirus in cervical squamous cell carcinomas and adenocarcinomas from Japanese patients

Case

Clinical information

PCR

Real-time PCR

Immunohistochemistry

Type

Age

Stage*

MCPyV LTsh

MCPyV VP1

HPV type

MCPyV DNA load (copies per cell)

MCPyV LT†

CK20

Chromogranin

1

SCC

45

IIa

+

–

16

0.00014

–

–

–

3

SCC

74

IIb

+

+

16

0.0013

2+

–

–

30

SCC

29

0

+

–

16

0.00035

–

–

–

31

SCC

42

0

+

–

16

0.0021

–

–

–

35

SCC

59

Ia

+

–

58

0.00027

3+

–

–

36

SCC

38

0

+

–

16

0.00033

1+

–

–

39

SCC

33

0

+

–

58

0.00067

1+

–

–

47

SCC

38

Ia

–

+

31

0.00073

–

–

–

48

SCC

46

Ia

+

–

16

0.00081

2+

–

–

6

AC

50

Ib

–

+

18

0.00064

–

–

–

7

AC

61

Ib

–

+

16

0.00037

–

–

–

15

AC

54

Ib

+

–

18

0.00095

3+

–

–

16

AC

72

Ib

–

+

16

0.0015

–

–

–

  1. *According to the FIGO clinical staging.
  2. †Immunohistochemistry with CM2B4 monoclonal antibody.