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Human herpesvirus type 8 genotypes in iatrogenic, classic and AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma from Greece.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
Gazouli M, Papaconstantinou I, Zavos G, Metaxa-Mariatou V, Nasioulas G, Boletis J, Arapadoni-Dadioti P, Giaslakiotis K, Zografidis A, Kostakis A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)/human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is consistently found in almost all observed Kaposi's sarcomas (KS), whether AIDS-associated, iatrogenic or classic. To our knowledge no data are available on the genetic polymorphism of HHV-8 from Greece. We report the study of 15 renal transplant recipients with KS, 5 with AIDS-associated KS, 11 with classic KS and 60 healthy...
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