Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)/human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) - A new human tumour virus

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 262-265

  Brooks, Louise A ^a   Wilson, Andrew J ^a   Crook, Tim ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); DNA tumour virus; Kaposi's sarcoma (KS)

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; KAPOSI SARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CARCINOGENESIS;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; GENOME, VIRAL; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HIV; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, AIDS-RELATED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030789848     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9896(199707)182:3<262::AID-PATH836>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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