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Antibodies to merkel cell polyomavirus correlate to presence of viral DNA in the skin.

Faust, Helena LU ; Pastrana, Diana V ; Buck, Christopher B ; Dillner, Joakim LU and Ekström, Johanna LU (2011) In Journal of Infectious Diseases 203(8). p.1096-1100
Abstract
To validate whether Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV) serology correlates with MCV infection, we compared real-time polymerase chain reaction results for MCV DNA on fresh-frozen biopsy specimens from various skin lesions and healthy skin from 434 patients to MCV serology results using viruslike particles (VLPs) and MCV neutralization assays. Sixty-five percent of participants were MCV seropositive and 18% were MCV DNA positive. The presence of antibodies was correlated with the presence of virus DNA (odds ratio, 27.85 [95% confidence interval, 6.6-166.5]), with 97% of patients who tested positive for MCV DNA being MCV seropositive. VLP antibody levels correlated to neutralization titers (r = .72), and high antibody levels correlated to high... (More)
To validate whether Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV) serology correlates with MCV infection, we compared real-time polymerase chain reaction results for MCV DNA on fresh-frozen biopsy specimens from various skin lesions and healthy skin from 434 patients to MCV serology results using viruslike particles (VLPs) and MCV neutralization assays. Sixty-five percent of participants were MCV seropositive and 18% were MCV DNA positive. The presence of antibodies was correlated with the presence of virus DNA (odds ratio, 27.85 [95% confidence interval, 6.6-166.5]), with 97% of patients who tested positive for MCV DNA being MCV seropositive. VLP antibody levels correlated to neutralization titers (r = .72), and high antibody levels correlated to high MCV load (P < .01). (Less)
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  abstract     = {{To validate whether Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV) serology correlates with MCV infection, we compared real-time polymerase chain reaction results for MCV DNA on fresh-frozen biopsy specimens from various skin lesions and healthy skin from 434 patients to MCV serology results using viruslike particles (VLPs) and MCV neutralization assays. Sixty-five percent of participants were MCV seropositive and 18% were MCV DNA positive. The presence of antibodies was correlated with the presence of virus DNA (odds ratio, 27.85 [95% confidence interval, 6.6-166.5]), with 97% of patients who tested positive for MCV DNA being MCV seropositive. VLP antibody levels correlated to neutralization titers (r = .72), and high antibody levels correlated to high MCV load (P &lt; .01).}},
  author       = {{Faust, Helena and Pastrana, Diana V and Buck, Christopher B and Dillner, Joakim and Ekström, Johanna}},
  issn         = {{1537-6613}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{8}},
  pages        = {{1096--1100}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{Journal of Infectious Diseases}},
  title        = {{Antibodies to merkel cell polyomavirus correlate to presence of viral DNA in the skin.}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/3163988/1971350.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1093/infdis/jiq173}},
  volume       = {{203}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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