HHV-8 in PBMC and kaposi's sarcoma activity
โ Scribed by C. Poggi; A. Lafeuillade; N. Profizi; I. Poizot-Martin
- Book ID
- 105288109
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 105 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8126
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Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is an enigmatic tumour of uncertain histogenesis. Epidemiological data have long suggested that KS may be caused by an infectious agent, possibly sexually transmitted. Following the documentation of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) and its strong association with all forms of KS, it
## Abstract Human herpes virus 8 (HHVโ8) is associated with all clinical forms of Kaposi's sarcoma. HHVโ8 DNA is present in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies and is observed regularly in saliva and less consistently in blood of Kaposi's sarcoma patients. The expression pattern of latent (ORF 73) and lytic