Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus
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Brooks, Louise A.; Wilson, Andrew J.; Crook, Tim
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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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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