HHV8 and female Kaposi's sarcoma
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Kennedy, Margaret M.; Lucas, Sebastian B.; Russell-Jones, Robin; Howells, David
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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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