HHV-8: a new herpesvirus associated with Kaposi's sarcoma.
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a multifocal neoplasm that develops in a high proportion of HIV-infected homosexual men. KS lesions contain novel herpes-like DNA sequences (HHV-8), and recent studies characterizing HHV-8 and its association with KS, and with other diseases, suggest that HHV-8 may represent the etiological viral pathogen.
Offermann
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Dept of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. mofferm@emory.edu
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000821:virology*