BACKGROUND: The L1 capsid protein is a viral nuclear protein that encapsidates the human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA to build new infectious particles. Previous studies in immune-competent patients have shown that detectable ...

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare cutaneous neoplasm of presumed neuroendocrine origin, with aggressive behavior and poor prognosis, that tends to have an increased incidence among elderly Caucasians and immunosuppressed ...

AIM : We compared soluble transferrin receptors (sTfR), serum ferritin, mean cell volume (MCV) of red cells and the sTfR-ferritin index with the intensive method bone marrow trephine (BMT) iron stores in the diagnosis of ...