Distinct gene expression profiles in two cases of Merkel cell polyomavirus-negative Merkel cell carcinoma: shedding light on an esoteric entity

Int J Dermatol. 2015 Dec;54(12):e549-51. doi: 10.1111/ijd.12939. Epub 2015 Sep 4.

Authors

Harrison P Nguyen^{1

2}, Brent B Pickrell³, Jaime A Tschen⁴, Qin He⁴, Peter L Rady⁴, Stephen K Tyring⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. harrison.p.nguyen@gmail.com.
² Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA. harrison.p.nguyen@gmail.com.
³ Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.

PMID: 26341375
DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12939

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / genetics*
Caspase 9 / genetics
Crk-Associated Substrate Protein / genetics
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16 / genetics
Death Domain Receptor Signaling Adaptor Proteins / genetics
Fibronectins / genetics
Humans
Male
Matrix Metalloproteinase 10 / genetics
Merkel cell polyomavirus
Middle Aged
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / genetics
Skin Neoplasms / genetics*
Transcriptome*

Substances

BCAR1 protein, human
Crk-Associated Substrate Protein
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16
Death Domain Receptor Signaling Adaptor Proteins
FN1 protein, human
Fibronectins
PIDD1 protein, human
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
Caspase 9
Matrix Metalloproteinase 10