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The human herpesvirus-8 ORF 57 gene and its properties
1 Dec 1999
Abstract excerpt
Human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) is a gamma(2) lymphotropic herpesvirus associated with Kaposi's sarcoma, a major neoplasm of AIDS patients, and with other AIDS-related neoplasms. The HHV-8 ORF 57 gene is conserved throughout the herpesvirus family and has a herpes simplex virus type 1 homologue, IE63 (also termed ICP27), which is an essential regulatory protein and acts at both transcriptional and...
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