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Human Herpesvirus Type 8 Interleukin-6 Homologue Is Functionally Active on Human Myeloma Cells

15 Mar 1998

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Seroepidemiology and polymerase chain reaction studies have strongly suggested that human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8) is associated with Kaposi's sarcoma, Castleman's disease, and body cavity-based lymphoma. The genome of HHV-8 harbors a viral analogue of the interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene. The amino acid sequence of the viral IL-6 (vIL-6) protein is 24.7% identical to human IL-6 (hIL-6). IL-6 as a B-cell growth and...

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PMID: 9490667
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v91.6.1858

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