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Molecular characterization of strains of Human herpesvirus 8 from Japan, Argentina and Kuwait.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Mar 2001
Meng Yuan-Xiang, Sata Tetsutaro, Stamey Felicia R, Voevodin Alexander, Katano Harutaka, Koizumi Hiroko, Deleon Marlene, De Cristofano Miguel Angel, Galimberti Ricardo, Pellett Philip E
Abstract excerpt
Current genotyping systems for Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) are based on the highly variable gene encoding the K1 glycoprotein. Most strains collected worldwide cluster into two subtypes (I/A and II/C). Sequenced African strains have belonged to subtypes I/A and IV/B. Members of all three of these subtypes can have either the M or P allele at the right-hand side (RHS) of the genome. Strains obtained predominantly...
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