University of Pittsburgh scientists discover inner workings of virus responsible for rare skin cancer:

University of Pittsburgh scientists discover inner workings of virus responsible for rare skin cancer: NCI Cancer Center News
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute have begun to uncover how the virus that causes most Merkel cell carcinoma -- a rare and aggressive skin cancer -- operates, meaning that a rational chemotherapeutic target for this cancer could be developed in the near future.

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