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Review
. 1996 Oct;4(10):383-6.
doi: 10.1016/0966-842X(96)10060-3.

HHV-8: a new herpesvirus associated with Kaposi's sarcoma

M K Offermann  1
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HHV-8: a new herpesvirus associated with Kaposi's sarcoma

M K Offermann. Trends Microbiol. 1996 Oct.

Abstract

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.

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