No evidence of Association of HpyV6, HpyV7, St. Louis HpyV and HpyV12 with Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Some viral proteins expressed by Human Polyomaviruses (HPyV) are known to be able to cause cancer. Besides Merkel-Cell-Polyoma-Virus (MCV), four new human polyomaviruses have been identified in the last years. In 2010, the Sixth and Seventh HPyV (HPyV6 and HPyV7) were discovered². Similar to MCV, HPyV6 and HPyV7 seem to be constituents of the human skin microbiome. Co-infecting HPyVs may therefore act as a co-factor in the development of cancers, including those induced by other oncoviruses. Despite these observations, their role in cancer remains controversial.

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