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Identification of Kaposin (Open Reading Frame K12) as a Human Herpesvirus 8 (Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus) Transforming Gene
1 Jun 1998
Abstract excerpt
The recently identified human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8, or Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus) has been implicated in the etiology of both Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) and primary effusion (body cavity-based) lymphoma (PEL) (Y. Chang et al., Science 266:1865-1869, 1994; P. S. Moore et al., J. Virol. 70:549-558, 1996). An important feature of the association of HHV-8 with these malignancies is the expression of an...
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