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
Das humane Herpesvirus Typ 8 (HHV-8)
β Scribed by E. Tschachler
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- German
- Weight
- 298 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0017-8470
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