Recently, a novel DNA virus has been molecularly cloned from Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) tissue, a tumour common in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Analysis of the viral genome confirms that it is a relative of human herpesviruses and the virus has been designated HHV-8. Epidemiological eviden
Characterization of Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus/human herpesvirus-8 ORF57 promoter
✍ Scribed by W. Duan; S. Wang; S. Liu; C. Wood
- Publisher
- Springer Vienna
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 350 KB
- Volume
- 146
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-8798
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