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Epidemiology and pathogenesis of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 29 Apr 2001
Boshoff C, Weiss R A
Abstract excerpt
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) occurs in Europe and the Mediterranean countries (classic KS) and Africa (endemic KS), immunosuppressed patients (iatrogenic or post-transplant KS) and those with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), especially among those who acquired human immunodeficiency virus sexually (AIDS-KS). KS-associated herpesvirus (KSHV or HHV-8) is unusual among herpesviruses in having a restricted...
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