Detection of herpesvirus-like DNA in HIV-associated and classical Kaposi's sarcoma

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 288, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 402-404

  Simon, Martin ^a   Kind, Peter ^a   Kaudewitz, Peter ^a   Graf, Armin ^a   Schirren, Carl Georg ^a   Raffeld, Mark ^b   Sander, Christian A ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Herpesvirus like DNA; HIV; Kaposi's sarcoma; PCR analysis

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KAPOSI SARCOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0030015885     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02507110     Document Type: Article

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