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Kaposi's Sarcoma–Associated Herpesvirus Immunoevasion and Tumorigenesis: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
1 Oct 2003
Abstract excerpt
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) [or human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8)] is the most frequent cause of malignancy among AIDS patients. KSHV and related herpesviruses have extensively pirated cellular cDNAs from the host genome, providing a unique opportunity to examine the range of viral mechanisms for controlling cell proliferation. Many of the viral regulatory homologs encode proteins that directly...
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