Article
Epstein-Barr virus infection and expression in oral lesions.
Oral diseases - 1 May 1997
Raab-Traub N, Webster-Cyriaque J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and the recently discovered Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpes virus, human herpesvirus 8 (KSHV or HHV8), was determined within oral lesions common to HIV infection including OHL, pseudoOHL (PHL), oral lymphoma, oral aphthous ulcers, and an oral Kaposi's sarcoma. METHODS: DNA and RNA were extracted from oral lesions. EBV and HHV8 genomes were detected by...
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