Human herpesvirus 8 in lymphoma and Kaposi's sarcoma: Now the virus can be propagated

Nature Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 277-278

  Weiss, Robin A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERPES VIRUS; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOMA, AIDS-RELATED; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; VIRUS CULTIVATION;

EID: 0030007063     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm0396-277     Document Type: Short Survey

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