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Geographically distinct HHV-8 DNA sequences in Saudi Arabian Iatrogenic Kaposi's sarcoma lesions.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Sept 1998
Foreman K E, Alkan S, Krueger A E, Panella J R, Swinnen L J, Nickoloff B J
Abstract excerpt
A new member of the gamma-herpesvirus family, HHV-8 (also known as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS)-associated herpesvirus), has been linked to KS and body cavity-based lymphoma. Other members of this family, eg, Epstein-Barr virus, were originally thought to have only one strain, but subsequent analysis revealed different strains correlating to cellular patterns of infectivity and geographical location. To determine...
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