Article
Detection and sequence diversity of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)/human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) DNA.
European journal of dermatology : EJD - 1 Jan 2000
Murakami M, Sugita Y, Ishii N, Nagatani T, Ichiyama S, Tamura N, Mohri S, Nakajima H
Abstract excerpt
Detection of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS)-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)/human herpesvirus (HHV-8) has been reported frequently in patients with KS associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We examined the presence of the KSHV sequence in 8 HIV-positive patients comprising 5 with KS, 2 w...
Topics
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Base Sequence
- DNA Fragmentation
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Herpesvirus 8, Human
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Point Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sarcoma, Kaposi
- Sequence Alignment