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Genotypic and clinicopathological characterization of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection in Japan.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2010
Kanno Takayuki, Sato Yuko, Nakamura Tomoyuki, Sakamoto Kouta, Sata Tetsutaro, Katano Harutaka
Abstract excerpt
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is related causally to Kaposi's sarcoma, primary effusion lymphoma, and a subset of cases of multicentric Castleman's disease. As the numbers of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients have increased, KSHV-associated diseases have also increased in Japan. Sporadic cases of classic Kaposi's sarcoma have also been reported in Japan. In the present study, the...
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