Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0007129
Disease: Merkel cell carcinoma
Merkel cell carcinoma
0.010 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE It has recently been reported that integration of a Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) in receptor tyrosine phosphates type G (PTPRG) gene occurs in MCC, and that viral infections are associated with epigenetic silencing of tumor suppressor genes (TSG) in cancer. 19326371 2009