Abbreviations

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4EBP-1

4E-binding protein 1

AIDS

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

ALTO

alternate frame of the large T open reading frame

BKV

BK polyomavirus

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CI

confidence interval

CK-20

cytokeratin 20

CLL

chronic lymphocytic leukemia

CM2B4

antibody to MCV

DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

dsDNA

double stranded deoxyribonucleic acid

ELISA

enzyme-linked immunoassay

FBW7

F-box/WD repeat-containing protein 7

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

HIF-1

hypoxia-inducible factor

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

IARC

International Agency for Research on Cancer

IgG

immunoglobulin G

IHC

immunohistochemistry

JCV

JC polyomavirus

LT

large T antigen

MCC

Merkel cell carcinoma

MCPyV

Merkel cell polyomavirus

MCV

Merkel cell polyomavirus

N

number

NEMO

NF-κB essential modulator

MAPK

mitogen activated protein kinase

miRNA

microRNA

NHANES

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

NTP

National Toxicology Program

OR

odds ratio

PCR

polymerase chain reaction

PDGF

platelet-derived growth factor

pRB

retinoblastoma protein

PTEN

phosphatase and tensin homologue

RDD

random digit dialing

SLL

small lymphocytic lymphoma

sT

small T-antigen

SV40

simian virus 40

TLR9

Toll-like receptor 9

USA

United States of America

UV

ultraviolet radiation

Vam6p

vacuolar protein-sorting gene product

VEGF

vascular endothelial growth factor

VL

virus-like particle

VLP

virus-like particle

VP1

viral capsid protein 1

VP2

viral capsid protein 2