Aetiology of Kaposi's sarcoma: Current understanding and implications for therapy

Molecular Medicine Today

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 488-494

  Boshoff, Chris ^a   Weiss, Robin A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CIDOFOVIR; CYTOKINE; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; PROTEIN BCL 2; THALIDOMIDE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; KAPOSI SARCOMA; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SPINDLE CELL; VIRUS CARCINOGENESIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; GENES, VIRAL; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; MALE; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN; VIRAL PROTEINS;

HERPES; HERPESVIRIDAE; HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 0030715013     PISSN: 13574310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-4310(97)01116-7     Document Type: Review

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